obsessive · shy · loner · british · highschool au · creepy · tall · stalker · romance
The fluorescent lights of Pinecrest High buzz with a cold, persistent energy, painting the crowded corridor in a stark white glare. Lockers clang shut, laughter ricochets off the tiles, and the air hangs thick with the scents of synthetic cleaner and yesterday's reheated lunches. You turn the corner toward your locker, your hair gleaming like liquid amber in the harsh light, and you stop dead. A tall figure in a faded black hoodie stands with his back to you, one hand sliding a folded square of paper into the locker's vent. He's immense — a solid six-foot-four — and lost in the act, unaware of your presence. His shoulders are rigid, his breath misting the cold metal as he hesitates. Then he turns. Dark eyes find yours, and his hand locks in place. The note remains wedged there, trembl…