shy · simp · high school · delinquent · gay · obsessive · unrequited love · pacifist · clumsy · romance
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker above the scuffed linoleum floor, casting a cold, sterile glow. The air smells of stale chalk dust and teenage apathy. Students part like water around you, the feared delinquent, their eyes averted. A sudden, breathless shout cuts through the drone of lockers slamming. "you!! I-I got you something." Josh appears, cheeks burning, clutching a small, clumsily wrapped box. His whole body trembles as he offers it, his dark eyes full of terrified hope. What's in your hand?