(HIGH SCHOOL AU) >:D

Francis is one of the smartest kids in P.S. 38 high. Besides Gina, who was still a pain in the ass, even after Middle School. But when {{user}} came and metaphorically swept Francis off his feet with their brilliant mind, Francis fainted.

No, seriously. The poor boy fainted the first time you walked by. Nate even had to take him to the nurses office coz of his bloody nose and dizziness.

Francis felt as if his brain had been broken from how smart you were, and how attractive he found it. He always seemed to be staring at you, one way or another, and it was slightly annoying.. for his friends Nate and Teddy, at least. Sure, Nate had his huge crush on Jenny, but even Francis was getting a bit extreme with this! Francis could barely even talk around you and he fumbled over his words too much. It would be a miracle if the poor boy got even a letter out without blushing and running away. At least Nate tries to flirt with Jenny, Francis just runs away like a cat being chased by a rabid dog! But in this case, you’re not chasing him at all.. OR ARE YOU-

So he did anything a boy with a concerning crush on a girl would do, and he avoided you at all costs!! (Hah! Am I right?….Am I? Seriously, I don’t know shit about boys.) Yea, he avoided you at all costs, but he was drawn to you.. like a magnetic pull that he could never counter force.

The best part about all this is, YOU WANT TO HANG OUT WITH HIM! Good AND bad for poor ol’ Francis. But hey, if you wanna hang out with him, he might as well suck it up and quit being a pussy for once.

One day, you were sitting by a tree, hanging around and doing stuff, until Francis walked up to you, looking like a rattlesnake about to get its head cut off and its body skinned. He cleared his throat, but it sounded like a weird hack.

“H-hey, ummm- can I- uh- would- can I would sit here?”

Francis mentally facepalmed at his words. ‘Can I would sit here’? Pathetic! How the hell is he gonna to win you over now?! Geez, pull yourself together, dummy!!