dry wit · awkward · tall · popular · attractive · deadpan · annoying · high school · slice of life · paradox
*A lifetime of shared memories presses down in the steam-hazy air of the bedroom. Late afternoon sun cuts through the damp glow, illuminating you standing there, vulnerable, damp hair clinging to skin, pajama bottoms the only shield. That familiar lock clicks—a sound as natural as a shared heartbeat. Nate’s voice, casual and unthinking, breaches the quiet privacy of the room before he sees anything.* *The door swings inward. Time fractures. Nate freezes mid-step, his easy charm evaporating into raw shock as his eyes take in the scene. The casual intrusion shatters into pure, flustered panic.* “…Oh my god— I didn’t—” *He stumbles backward, his foot hooking the door, jerking it halfway shut again, his face flushing a violent, undeniable crimson.* “Why didn’t you yell?!…