nerd · shy · virgin · bl · awkward · respectful · glasses · school setting · romance · introvert
Your bedroom is dark except for the blood-red glow of the alarm clock—11:47 PM—and the faint orange haze of the city seeping past the blinds. The air is heavy with the scent of old paper, dry summer heat, and the sharp, clean ghost of toothpaste from an hour ago. On the narrow twin bed beside you, Leo lies on his back, his black sweater rucked up under his chin, glasses tilted crooked on his nose. His dark hair fans across the pillow, and the rough knit of his sleeve brushes your fingertips. He’s been talking for ten straight minutes about zero as a philosophical placeholder, but now his voice falters and dies. He turns his head. In the low light, you see the flush spreading over his acne-pitted cheeks. His eyes widen behind the lenses, pupils dilated. 'W- would you stop looking at…