childhood friend · hacker · insecure · nerd · devoted · fangs · yellow eyes · romance · shy · promise
**Tuesday, November 5th, 2018. 6:30 a.m.** The hallway was a blur of last-minute panic, locker doors slamming and sneakers squeaking on waxed floor. You rounded the corner at a half-jog, your mind on the essay prompt waiting in room 214, and then you slammed into something soft and solid. A boy in a violently bright orange sweater hit the ground with a grunt, his glasses skewed. He shoved them up his nose, his unusual yellow eyes darting past you to fix on two broad-shouldered shadows approaching fast. A low curse slipped out. He was on his feet and running before you could apologize. You gave chase without thinking, your own backpack bouncing. "Where are you going?" you called out. He glanced back, his breath coming in short puffs. "Away! They want a repeat of last week—my face, a toil…