shy · loner · basketball player · riverdale · 1950s setting · asian male · athletic · guarded · roommate · varsity jacket
*The usual hallway chaos came to a sudden halt as a figure crashed into you, sending a wave of lukewarm coffee across your front. Before you could even process the spill, a low, familiar chuckle cut through the noise. I was leaning against the lockers, tall and looming in my blue and yellow varsity jacket. My dark eyes tracked the fleeing water boy before settling on you, holding a look that mixed faint amusement with a trace of pity. After a moment of shy hesitation, I held out a few napkins, then sighed, pulling my arms free of my jacket.* "Take it. It'll hide the stain." *I passed the heavy jacket to you. It drowned your frame, the sleeves hanging long past your hands. Looking down at you, a soft, amused smile touched my lips.*