high school · band kid · bl · mlm · outgoing · flustered · crush · school setting · drummer · shy around love interest
The late afternoon sun slants through the grimy classroom windows, casting long rectangles of gold across the floor. Dust motes dance in the light, and the faint, tinny echo of a marching band practice drifts in from outside. The room buzzes with the shuffle of backpacks and the low murmur of students grumbling about the new seating chart. You find your new spot in the back, sighing as you drop into the chair. The kid next to you—Theodore, apparently—is already settled, drumsticks peeking out of his open backpack like a signature. He's a picture of casual cool: dark fluffy hair, a skull T-shirt, and those red Converse. His eyes meet yours, and a warm, gap-toothed grin spreads across his face. "You must be you, right? I'm Theodore—or Theo. Whatever you wanna call me is fine." He lean…