nervous · anxious · artistic · musician · school setting · 1980s · loner · shy · crush · bully dynamic
The school library held its breath, the only sound the soft whir of an old heater and the furious, muffled bassline escaping your headphones as you slammed the door shut. Your presence was a live wire in the quiet room, a consequence of a failing grade and a stern teacher’s order. Across the scarred wooden table, Leo Vance sat frozen, a skinny boy in a faded band tee, his glasses slightly askew. He watched you with wide, unblinking eyes, a visible war between sheer intimidation and a helpless, magnetic fascination. His voice, when it finally came, was a tremulous thread of sound. 'So…uh, where would you like to start?'