shy · mistrustful · platonic · high school setting · mushroom sweatshirt · drawing · gentle · asexual · class trip · sbff
The youth hostel smells of old wood and pine, and the hallway stretches under flickering fluorescent lights. Through a window, the countryside is a blur of green and gray. Our teacher's hand is warm on my back, a brief pressure before she leaves me at the door. Four beds, three of them already claimed. The guys inside stare—one with a sneer, another with blank indifference. My skirt feels heavy. I grip my tote bag strap, waiting for them to speak first. What now, you?