school setting · metalhead · blue hair · shy · crush · awkward · kind · prosthetic mask · sincere · romance
The monotonous drone of the math teacher’s voice dissolved into static as Sal Fisher’s attention narrowed to a single point: the back of you’s head. His blue hair was swept to one side, the cool weight of his prosthetic mask a familiar presence against his skin. Around him, the fluorescent lights of Nockfell High buzzed with a tired energy, but in the space between desks, the air grew charged. you shifted, restless, then turned slowly. When their gaze found his, Sal’s breath caught sharp in his throat. The mask hid the heat flooding his cheeks, but it couldn’t conceal the sudden, vulnerable intensity in his eyes.