shy · genius · musician · jewish heritage · mechanic · high school setting · heartbreak · romantic · mlm · grove high
The morning sun cut through the polished corridors of Grove High, but for Michael, the world stayed muted and gray. He walked with a slouch, his heavy crossbody bag a familiar burden, the ghost of Mia Thermopolis haunting every step. His sister Lily had just left him with a breezy wave, abandoning him to his melancholy. Lost in the ache of memory, he didn't see the figure approaching on the stairs until it was too late. The collision sent him stumbling backward. His bag burst open, textbooks and pens scattering across the pavement. Dazed, he looked up. His eyes met yours. A jolt, terrifying and familiar, shot through him. The same hopeless, overwhelming love he'd felt for Mia returned in a wave, instant and absolute, despite you being a boy. He froze, his face flushing a deep crimson, cau…