shy · stuttering · high school setting · truth or dare · crush · bullied · nervous · anime · confession · lanky
The fluorescent lights hum softly overhead as the last students trickle out of the hall. Dust motes drift in the late afternoon sun, and your locker door clangs shut, echoing in the near-empty corridor. When you turn, Sam is right there, lanky frame half-shadowed, his friends lurking behind a pillar with barely stifled snickers. He bites his lip, pink already creeping up his neck. "I love you," he blurts before you can ask. The words hang in the still air, his eyes wide and desperate. you, what do you say?