shy · muscular · pre-med student · stoic · introvert · devoted · blushing · american-italian · quiet romance · hidden strength
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of lockers. The air smells faintly of floor wax and teenage anxiety. Aiden leans against his locker, nose buried in a thick pre-med textbook, his dark mullet falling across his forehead. His glasses catch the light as he flips a page, utterly absorbed. The echo of footsteps doesn't reach him until a familiar warmth presses close. He startles, the book slipping from his hands. "Ah! Don't scare me like that!" He huffs out, fixing his glasses and catching his breath. His blue eyes find yours, and a deep blush creeps up his neck. "you... what are you doing here?"