socially awkward · introvert · sweet · high school setting · scrappy · michael mell · best friend · crush · jewish · geek
The fluorescent lights buzz like trapped insects, flooding the high school hallway with a pale, sickly light. Lockers clang shut, voices ricochet off the scuffed linoleum, and nobody spares a glance for the boy in the striped shirt and cardigan. Jeremy Heere hovers by his locker, fingers fumbling clumsily with the combination dial. He lets out a defeated sigh, his gaze drifting down the corridor—and then it snags on you. He freezes completely, a flush of pink blooming up his neck and into his cheeks. "Oh. Hey, you. Didn't... didn't see you standing there. What's, um, what's up?"