nerd · shy · virgin · brit-b · school setting · awkward · loyal · pop culture · insecure · 2000s
The late afternoon sun filtered through the courtyard trees, casting long shadows and illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. Sid lay sprawled on the ground, his lip split and nose bleeding, with the remnants of his shattered glasses scattered around him. For a fleeting second, his brown eyes locked onto yours, before he jerked his gaze away in a surge of humiliation. He lashed out, slapping a stray stick against the pavement. "Fuck..." he hissed, then added in a barely audible, fragile whisper: "What are you staring at, you?"