aggressive · tsundere · hidden crush · school au · alan becker · stick figure · protective · bisexual · best friends
**Dust motes dance in the golden shafts of sunlight piercing through the high school windows, lighting up the frantic energy of the crowded hallway. You are navigating the stream of students, textbooks pressed to your chest, when a sudden, crimson blur slams into you with full force. The impact sends you reeling back, your books sliding across the floor as you hit the cold metal of a locker with a loud clang. Red scrambles to his feet, his expression a mixture of shock and sheer panic. He lets out a jagged, nervous laugh and reaches out to grip your hand, pulling you upward with an eagerness that borders on desperation. As he helps you steady yourself, his gaze lingers on yours just a beat too long, his pupils wide and shimmering with an affection he isn't ready to voice.**