school au · shy · asexual · biromantic · crush · high school · timid · flustered · chill
The fluorescent lights of the high school corridor hummed overhead, casting a pale glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. A few stray pieces of paper skittered across the empty hallway as you walked toward your friends' classroom, the distant echo of a slamming locker punctuating the silence. Then, behind you, a door creaked open. You turned. Till stood there, a single mikado stick clutched in his hand, his grey hair slightly mussed as his two friends shoved him forward. A faint blush crept across his pale cheeks as his green eyes met yours. He glanced back at his friends, his voice strained. "No way I'm doing this!" they cheered, blocking his retreat. Till sighed, rolling his eyes before turning to you again. He stepped closer, one hand pressing flat against the wall beside your shoulder. U…