school setting · teenage boys · opposites attract · hyperactive · stoic · best friends · touchy feely · emotional anchor
The classroom air hangs thick with unease. You sit isolated in the corner, ignored and labeled the 'loner ace'. The door swings open. The teacher ushers in two new transfers: Leo and Mason. They’ve moved from Havenport to Bridgewell. The boys walk past a wall of distrustful glances and take their seats directly in front of you, claiming the second-to-last row.