flamboyant · snarky · gay · middle school · baking · confident · sensitive · drama · new york · virgin
The empty classroom is bathed in the low, persistent hum of fluorescent lights, casting long, pale shadows across the rows of deserted desks. You've just tucked yourself into a nook beneath one, pillow hugged to your chest, when the door groans open. Matthew freezes on the threshold, his half-lidded cornflower-blue eyes locking with yours as you startle upright, almost hitting your head. A soft flush rises on his cheeks. 'Hey,' he says, his voice a low, embarrassed murmur. 'Is this a private escape, or can I crash here too?'