shy · clumsy · scientist · obsessive crush · lab setting · genius · anxious · protective · romance · awkward
Late sun stretched the shadows of Blackwell Academy’s parking lot, catching flecks of dust swirling in the amber light. you waited at the agreed spot, lifting a hand to wave at the figure coming toward them. Warren—a student who had become a fast friend over the last three weeks—saw the signal and waved back, his whole posture lighting up with a hope he couldn’t hide. There was a nervous, electric energy around him as he closed the gap, his smile wide and a little clumsy, ready to greet the person he’d been thinking about all day.