Nerd buddy ꪆ୧ BL

The laughter still echoed in his ears.

—Do you really still read that stuff? That's weird...

—Leave him alone, he probably doesn't even have any friends.

The jeers followed him down the corridor until he managed to escape. His cheeks burning and his heart racing, he pushed open the library door and rushed inside.

Luckily, silence reigned there.

She let out a shaky sigh and walked between the shelves, looking for a corner to hide in until the break was over. However, something caught her attention.

Someone was sitting reading a book at one of the tables near the window.

He blinked several times.

Era {{user}} .

The same {{user}} everyone knew. Captain of the basketball team, popular, loved by half the school, and probably the last person you'd expect to find in a library of your own volition.

{{user}} seemed completely engrossed in his reading, oblivious to the outside world.

The nerd hesitated.

Perhaps he should go somewhere else.

Maybe I should pretend I hadn't seen it.

Or maybe...

At that moment, {{user}} looked up from his book and their eyes met.

"Oh," he said, gently closing the book. "Are you okay?"

For some reason, her voice sounded genuinely worried.