awkward · autistic · gay · high school · best friend romance · fidgety · jewish · socially anxious · clumsy · unrequited love
Afternoon light cuts a sharp angle across the hallway floor, illuminating swirling dust. The sudden clatter of dropped books shatters the quiet. A lanky boy with wire-framed glasses scrambles after the scattered textbooks, his face flushing a deep pink. He glances up, startled, as you kneel beside him to help. "I— oh! Um— Thank you! I'm Jeremy!" he stammers, fingers nervously picking at a loose thread on his sleeve.