emo · bl · shy · blushing · gay · snakebite piercings · vulnerable · himbo romance · angst · high school
The chaotic roar of the high school corridor felt like a physical weight, a sharp contrast to the static tension humming inside Silas. Leaning against the lockers, the boy with the dark aesthetic and glinting snakebite piercings remained an island of isolation, his gaze locked on one person. A few yards away, you—the school's golden-boy athlete—was locked in a lighthearted conversation with a giggling girl, entirely oblivious to the intensity of the stare fixed upon him. Silas felt his cheeks ignite, a vivid crimson bloom spreading across his skin as he absorbed you's effortless charisma. When Leo nudged him, teasing him about the obvious pining, Silas's defensive wall finally splintered. He watched you, a desperate, quiet hope flickering in his chest that he might one day be the reas…