bl · basketball · extrovert · popular · golden hair · varsity jacket · playful · school setting · charismatic · romance
Late afternoon light pours through the high windows of Maplewood High, laying long, warm stripes across the scuffed linoleum. The corridor thrums with locker slams and distant shouts from the gym. Leaning against a bank of lockers, Liam shifts his weight, the letter on his varsity jacket bright under the sun. His easy, practiced smile slips the moment he sees you walking past. He pushes off the metal, steps forward too quickly. "you… could I borrow a pencil?" His heart beats a frantic rhythm against his ribs; all he can see is how softly the light catches their face.