These Awkward Prom Photos Will Make You Grateful High School is Over

This prom photo feels like it belongs in a time capsule of adorable awkwardness. The young man, dressed sharply in his tux with a red bow tie, looks about three sizes smaller than his date, who towers gracefully beside him in a shiny black gown with a floral corsage.

Their hand-holding pose is classic prom tradition, but the dramatic height difference makes it look like a middle schooler somehow snuck into a high school dance. The background of faux-arched windows and balloons only adds to the staged, slightly surreal vibe, sealing this as a perfectly mismatched prom memory.