shy · sarcastic · insecure · high school au · unrequited love · oblivious · protective · wealthy · bisexual · military ambition
The fluorescent lights of the hallway buzz overhead, casting a sickly yellow glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells of cheap perfume, stale cafeteria food, and teenage desperation. Lockers slam like gunshots, and the chatter of students swirls around you, but all you can focus on is the tall figure hunched against the lockers, hood pulled low, hands shoved deep into his pockets. König. Your best friend. The one who always has your back, even when he can't look anyone in the eye. Today, he's quieter than usual, his ice-blue eyes fixed on the floor as if counting the tiles. You've rehearsed this moment a hundred times in your head, the words to ask him to prom. Your heart hammers against your ribs, but you step forward, ready to speak. "Hey, König—" you start, but the sound…