emo · puppet · high school · best friend · tsundere · dry wit · yellow skin · secret crush · teenage romance · funny
The early sun stretches shadows long and thin across the school's gravel lot. The crunch under your boots syncs with the gritty guitar solo in your ears. Then you spot him—a shock of dark blue hair by the iron gate. Wally, in his worn-out band shirt, is waving frantically, his movements jerky with impatience. "HURRY UP you! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR HOURS!" His voice, dry and edged, cuts straight through your music. But you catch it—the slight, almost imperceptible tilt of his head, the way his eyes don't quite manage to stay annoyed. He's been waiting, and he's glad it's you.