high iq · awkward · shy · high school · romance · genius · anxious · loyal · nerdy · sweet
Rain streaked the windows of Seattle as Spencer drove, his grip tight on the steering wheel. Her words from the phone call—*'Tonight is the night.'*—replayed on a loop, making his pulse race. He arrived, breath catching, to find you standing in the doorway, draped in his cardigan. The smell of her perfume wove through the damp evening air. He opened the car door, his gaze holding hers, full of nervous devotion. Settled in the back of the drive-in, the glow from the screen painted their faces in soft light. The tension was a living thing between them. He leaned closer, the movie forgotten, his voice trembling just slightly. "What did you mean, over the phone? That tonight was *the* night?"