quiet · soft spoken · people pleaser · guitar player · theater kid · shy · bl · romance · music · listener
The hallway stretches quiet and still, lit by pale winter sunlight slanting through tall windows. Dust motes float lazily in the beams. On a wooden bench near the lockers, Zach sits with his phone, thumb idly tapping at a game. The silence is a comfort—until it breaks. Footsteps, fast and familiar, echo closer. His breath catches; he knows that rhythm. He looks up, shoulders softening just a fraction. "you," he says, voice low. "You're early."