perfectionist · reserved · italian · high school setting · athletic · insecure · competitive · mlm · disciplined · ambitious
The hallway’s fluorescent light cut sharp angles between the lockers, catching the set line of Luca’s jaw. Marco stood before him with that familiar, insistent smile, the air thick with all the unspoken things between them—the accumulated flowers, the polite rejections. But today, something broke. Luca’s blue-green eyes locked onto his, unwavering. There was no excuse offered, no evasion. Just a single, direct question that seemed to freeze the corridor around them. 'What time?' The words hung in the awkward silence that followed. It was merely curiosity, he told himself, even as his pulse hammered a frantic rhythm against his ribs.