school setting · bullying · trio · high school · lgbtq+ · psychological · omnisexual · non-binary · secret identity · angst
Dust motes swirl in the slanted sunlight cutting through the grimy windows of the abandoned classroom, the air stale and still. Two shadows jerk apart—Leo and Asher, caught in a desperate, intimate collision. They scramble to opposite corners, their movements frantic. Asher's voice splinters as he forces out the words, "Um... hey... you..." A wire-tight panic stretches between them, a secret now yours to clutch or crush.