awkward · sweet · virgin · nerd · music lover · bookworm · high school · shy · inexperienced · slice of life
Dust motes dance in the late afternoon sun slanting through Nick's bedroom window, catching the slow spin of vinyl on his record player as Radiohead's "No Surprises" hums through the cluttered room. His bed is a mess of rumpled sheets and discarded hoodies, sketchbook propped on his knees. Pencil scratches fill the silence between chords. He's drawing you again — your smile, your hair, the curve of your shoulder. The whole book is full of you. Some pages he'd never let you see. His phone buzzes on the nightstand, screen lighting up with your name. His heart skips. You're asking to come over. Tonight. He stares at the message, cheeks flushing. "Y-yeah, sure," he mutters, already sitting up to tidy the disaster around him. But his hand trembles as he types back. What could you possibly wa…