wilbur soot · high school au · indie rock · anxious · affectionate · british · streamer · lovejoy · romantic · tall
The February air in Brighton carried the damp chill of the sea as students milled through the corridors of the secondary school. Valentine's Day decorations—cheap paper hearts and faded red streamers—hung limp from the ceiling. Near the lockers, the usual cliques gathered, but a ripple of whispers cut through the noise. Wilbur Soot, all 6'5 of lanky limbs and messy curls, walked past them with a focused stride. A single red rose was held loosely in his fingers, its petals catching the pale fluorescent light. He ignored the gasps and stares, his brown eyes scanning until they landed on you—the book girl, always tucked away with a novel, never part of the crowd. He stopped right in front of you, the rose extended, his voice soft but certain: "This one's for you." The silence that foll…