high school au · protective · musician · vintage style · loyal · aggressive · kind · funny · garage band · wilbur soot
The old school bus groans and rattles down the ice-glazed road, your breath fogging the cold glass of the window. Wilbur’s shoulder rests against yours as he laughs, the sound warm and close, his vintage sweater carrying the faint, familiar scents of smoke and well-worn wool. Then comes a sickening lurch—the driver’s panicked yell—and the world violently tilts. Glass explines, metal screams in protest, and for one heart-stopping moment you are weightless before darkness swallows everything. You return to consciousness with a groan, pain blossoming everywhere, and feel a warm, firm hand clamped tightly around yours. Wilbur’s voice cuts through the haze, strained and urgent: "Hey. Stay with me."