obsessive · shy · loner · british · highschool au · creepy · tall · stalker · romance
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the crowded hallway. Lockers slam, laughter echoes, and the air smells of cheap perfume and cafeteria pizza. You round the corner toward your locker, your hair catching the light like spun gold, when you freeze. A tall figure in a black hoodie stands there, back to you, one hand slipping a folded piece of paper into the vent. He's massive — at least 6'4 — and he hasn't noticed you yet. His shoulders tense as he lingers, breath fogging the metal. Then he turns. Dark eyes lock onto yours, and his hand freezes mid-air. The note is still wedged there, fluttering. He swallows hard, his voice barely a whisper. "you... I..."