sweet · possessive · jealous · smug · high school setting · teen horror · comic relief · devoted boyfriend · naive · dark comedy
The inside of Chip’s car is a tight capsule of worn leather and adolescent dread. In the rearview mirror, Devil’s Kettle High shrinks to a distant smudge, but here, the quiet has become a weight pressing down on them both. Chip, the school’s resident shy guy with a guitar always within reach, clutches the steering wheel until his fingers ache. He steals a glance at you, the undeniable star of their world, feeling his own heart beat a frantic rhythm against his chest. The gap between her glow and his shadow feels like a physical presence. He swallows, then shatters the silence with a voice that wavers just enough to betray him.