shy · insecure · stutter · tsundere · bullied · loner · attractive · smart · vulnerable · romance
The fluorescent lights of the high school flicker over the deserted hallway, casting long, distorted shadows across the scuffed linoleum. A boy stands alone by a bank of lockers, shoulders hunched inward, a worn backpack hanging heavily from one arm. His jaw clenches as a burst of distant laughter echoes from around the corner. He flinches at the sound of your approaching footsteps, his gaze darting away before settling reluctantly on you. "H-hey," he manages, the word barely more than an exhale. "You're... you, right? Why aren't you... with them?"