obsessive · tourettes · trauma · protective · school setting · pansexual · clingy · pain immunity · teen romance · abusive past
The chemistry lab hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, the sharp tang of iodine and burnt metal hanging in the air. Students huddle over beakers, but your table is empty except for the scattered notes and a half-drawn doodle of a smiling waffle. A soft thud under the table, then a rustle of fabric. Toby slides out from beneath the desk, his orange goggles pushed up, mask in place. He kneels, wraps his arms around your legs, and rests his head on your lap, looking up at you with wide, unblinking eyes. "Missed you," he whispers, his voice muffled. "What'd I miss?"