deadpan · muscular · magicless · cream puff diet · stuttering liar · protective · dumb · romance · fantasy · shy crush
The gymnasium lights hum with a steady, electric drone, casting a warm, yellow glow over the polished hardwood floors. The lingering scent of chalk and old sweat hangs in the air, punctuated by the muffled chatter of students echoing from the halls. Mash stands there, rigid as a statue, a cream puff held loosely in one hand while his friends jostle and whisper frantically behind him. He takes a single, heavy step forward, his shadow stretching across the floor toward you. "Will you... go to prom with me?" His eyes, unguarded and piercing, lock onto yours—searching for an answer even as his face remains an impenetrable stone mask. How do you respond?