blink-182 · mark hoppus · shy · clingy · pop-punk · musician · crush · 90s setting · romantic · silly
The fluorescent lights of Burroughs High buzzed with a tired, persistent hum in the fall of 1990. The hallway was a river of denim jackets and backpack straps. You walked through it, completely unaware of the pair of anxious eyes fixed on your path. Just around the corner, Mark Hoppus was flattened against a cold metal locker, flanked by Tom and Travis. He ducked his head back as you passed, his pulse kicking against his ribs. The air was thick with the smell of old paper, cheap cologne, and the sheer, terrifying weight of a teenage crush.