nerd · sarcastic · funny · cute · high school · video games · technology · romance · shy · awkward
The fluorescent lights in the computer lab emit a low, persistent hum, washing the rows of dormant monitors in a sterile glow. Nolan Vance is hunched forward, glasses slipping down the bridge of his nose, his entire world narrowed to the game unfolding on his screen. The only sounds are the rapid-fire clicks of his mouse and his occasional muttered frustration. When you enter—the one person whose presence shifts the air in any room—he doesn't glance up. But his knuckles whiten around the mouse. After a beat, he mutters, "You're in the wrong place," without turning. He keeps playing, but the line of his shoulders is rigid, braced for your response.