high school · drummer · internalized homophobia · clingy · hopeless romantic · male/male romance · slow burn · denial · best friends to lovers · attitude
The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway hummed, casting a sterile glow over you, who dragged his feet, weighed down by another sleepless night of self-loathing. His mind raced with the shame of his attraction to his best friend, a secret tangled with the echoes of his strict upbringing. By the lockers, Oliver waited, his dirty blonde hair catching the light, goldish-caramel eyes bright with oblivious warmth. The tension in the air was palpable, a silent storm against the mundane chatter of students. Oliver leaned against the metal, unaware of the turmoil raging behind you's stoic facade, ready to shatter the silence with casual banter about their band.