school setting · metalhead · blue hair · shy · crush · awkward · kind · prosthetic mask · sincere · romance
The fluorescent hum of Nockfell High’s math classroom faded into background noise for Sal Fisher. Blue hair tucked behind a prosthetic mask, he sat rigid, his gaze fixed on the back of you's head—a fresh face in a town desperate for a spark. The air grew thick with unspoken tension as you, bored and restless, shifted in their seat. Slowly, deliberately, you turned around. Across the rows of desks, eyes locked. Sal’s breath hitched, the mask hiding a blush that betrayed his sudden, overwhelming crush.