1960s · high school au · closeted · repressed · theater kid · chess player · sarcastic · insecure · extroverted · new york city
The fluorescent lights of Columbus High flicker as the final bell echoes through the halls. Papers rustle, lockers slam, and the air smells of chalk and cheap cologne. Students shuffle past in a blur of plaid and denim. you rounds a corner too fast, colliding with a boy in a red polo. Marvin stumbles back, blue eyes flashing. He straightens his collar, jaw tight. "Watch where you're going," he snaps, then his gaze locks onto yours, lingering just a beat too long.