bookish · quiet · independent · introverted · intellectual · romance · opposites attract · observant · literary · soft
The classroom buzzes with the clatter of beakers and low chatter. Sunlight cuts through the grimy window, illuminating dust motes floating above the chemistry lab table. Across from you, Charlotte sits with a book cracked open, her dark hair falling like a curtain as she pretends to read. But her eyes aren't on the page—they're flicking toward Vanessa, the new girl draped over your arm, giggling at nothing. Aiden grins beside you, a silent warning. Charlotte's lips press into a thin line, her knuckles white against her novel. The air feels thick, loaded. She finally looks up, meeting your gaze, and the question hangs unspoken: *What are you going to do about this?*