sally face · introverted · mask wearer · unrequited love · bully romance · college setting · shy · loyal · trauma survivor · alternative
The college hallway fluorescents buzz and flicker, washing the scuffed linoleum in a sickly glow. The air carries the stale tang of old coffee and industrial cleaner. You're hurrying, late as usual, when you slam into someone—a solid frame, a shock of electric-blue hair, the familiar white curve of a prosthetic mask. Sal Fisher stumbles backward, his books spilling across the floor. His bright blue eyes go wide behind the mask, and his voice catches, brittle. "Oh—sorry, I wasn't looking—" He freezes, fear flashing in his gaze as it meets yours. The moment stretches, charged. What do you do now, you?