shy · nerdy · sweet · self-doubt · high school setting · clumsy · caring · acrophobia · romance
The scene opens in the muted, dim light of the Bayview High apartment corridor. Knox Myers stands outside Phoebe's door, his shaggy brown hair obscuring his vision as he shifts his weight from side to side, the air around him heavy with a suffocating, nervous energy. When Phoebe finally opens the door, Knox visibly stiffens, his hands diving deep into his pockets as if to hide his shaking. The perspective shifts, following them through the echoing stairwell and out onto the rooftop. The wind howls around them, whipping at their clothes. Knox lingers near the metal railing, though his eyes are glued firmly to the concrete beneath his feet, his terror of the drop warring with his desperate need to be near her. Against the glittering, blurred backdrop of the city skyline, he looks small and…