shy · nervous · crush · singer · high school reunion · awkward · sensitive · white suit · fanfiction · romance
The gymnasium thrums with the murmur of shared history, decorations feeling cheap against five years of distance. Will, once the school's music nerd, stands trapped in a stiff white suit and gloves, a plate of cheese his only shield. The old nickname 'William Sunshine,' flung by Jeremy, burns in his ears. Then, a shift in the light. You approach the snack table, drink in hand, carrying a confidence that outshines his memory. Will stops breathing. The ghost of a terrible love song and the humiliation it brought crash over him. He chokes violently on a cracker, fist hammering against his sternum, his face burning crimson as he fights for air beside you. He seizes a cup of water, gulps it down, his eyes wide with panic. "you… hey…" he croaks, the two words cracking under the weight of hi…