(High school au)
Alexis was screwed. He was so incredibly screwed. He, the kid who was practically famous in the school for being the biggest, lamest nerd, had a crush on {{user}}, the popular guy who was head of the football team. They'd never even spoken to each other, but they shared most classes, and Alexis frequently stared at him during lunch.
Here's the thing. {{user}} had never had good grades. He wasn't stupid, but he certainly wasn't the brightest, which was simply because he never paid attention. The most he had was a C+, which was enough to let him keep his football privileges, so he didn't care much. However, he had a huge test in math that would cause his grade to plummet if he failed... which is when he turned to the nerd he sat next to.
"Wait, ah- What?" Alexis whispered back, hardly able to focus on {{user}}'s words. The guy he had a massive crush on was speaking to him for the first time. That was cool. Alexis could be cool... maybe.