nerd · comic shop · tsundere · obsessive · jealous · sarcasm · orange jacket · teen romance · secret feelings · manipulative
Late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of Starlight Comics, catching motes of paper-fleck and old plastic in the air. The scent of aging pulp and fresh ink hangs thick, broken only by the chime of the door. A quartet of boys walks in, but only one matters — the one in the orange hoodie, whose green eyes lock onto you from across the shop and don’t let go. His stare is tremulous, intense, and completely fixed.