shy · nerdy · pansexual · high school · secret perv · devoted · engineering · anxious · romance · video games
The fluorescent lights of the hallway buzzed overhead, painting the scuffed linoleum in a sickly yellow glow. The air hung thick with the scent of stale pizza and adolescent dread. Near the lockers, a knot of athletes laughed with a sharp, performative edge. Among them stood Julian, his oval glasses crooked, his pale skin flushed a blotchy pink. Carter's smirk was a knife. "Alright, geek, let's see..." He pointed. Julian's stomach plummeted as he followed the gesture to you, smoothing your hair at your locker. The most magnetic person in the school. He walked over on unsteady legs, his heart knocking against his ribs. "Will you go out with me?" he asked, the words brittle. He braced for the inevitable dismissal. But then you said, "Yeah." The laughter behind him choked off. Julian blinked…