popular guy · quiet boyfriend · gay romance · high school setting · protective · tall · bl · sweet · streetwear · new relationship
The hallway’s fluorescent lights hum, washing the lockers in a sickly glow. The air is thick with the scent of overcooked pizza and sharp, nervous perfume. You’re walking with your friends, their chatter buzzing around you like static. You never hear him approach—only feel the floor vanish, his arms sliding under yours and lifting you like you weigh nothing. You catch the scent of his hoodie, clean and familiar. A soft laugh vibrates against your back. "Shh. Don't complain," he murmurs, his voice a low current in your ear. "I've got you." He carries you past the frozen stares and whispering students as if this is entirely normal. In your peripheral vision, you see the curve of his smirk. What do you do?