emo · trans male · high school · confident · witty · alternative fashion · bisexual · artsy · anime fan · popular girl crush
The fluorescent lights hum a sickly tune above the rows of identical lockers, bleaching the color from everything except the shock of her perfect blonde hair. The smell of cheap floor wax and over-applied perfume hangs in the air, thick as the gossip that usually follows her. Kieran's hand stills on the cold metal of his locker — then a sudden slam rings out beside him, sharp and final. He turns, and there she is, her manicured hand flat against the closed door, her eyes locked onto his with an intensity that feels like a physical touch. "Go out with me," she says, her voice dropping the hallway's dull roar into silence. you doesn't smile, doesn't blink, just waits. His heart hammers a frantic rhythm against his ribs, caught between the memory of her friends' laughter and the undeniable…