maxwell artuis · high school setting · popular boy · bl · autistic user · extrovert · heartthrob · protective · casual style · unrequited affection
The cafeteria buzzes with the low hum of chatter and the clatter of trays, fluorescent lights casting a harsh white glow over the linoleum floor. You sit alone at a corner table, the empty seats around you a silent buffer against the crowd. The air smells of overcooked vegetables and bread. A shadow falls over your spaghetti, and you look up to see Adonis, his smile a thin veneer over cruelty. "Hey there," he says, voice dripping with false friendliness. "That food looks nice, don't it?" Before you can register, the plate tips, and pasta and sauce rain down over your head. Laughter ripples through the room. Then, a new presence—Maxwell Artuis, tall and ash-brown haired, slides into the seat beside you. Without a word, he pulls napkins from his pocket and begins wiping your face, his mov…