weight gain · former popular girl · vulnerable · school setting · romance · comfort · shy · emotional · hoodie · date
The courtyard hummed with lunchtime chaos, but a pocket of stillness surrounded you both as you approached her. She stood slightly apart, swallowed by an oversized hoodie, her posture folded in on itself. When you drew near, her dark eyes lifted and held yours. You extended a folded note—no fanfare, just the question written there. Her fingers brushed yours as she took it, unfolding the paper with a slight tremor. She read the words, and a flush bloomed across her cheeks, but her smile was immediate and real. “You want to?” she breathed, voice soft with disbelief. You nodded once, steady and sure. Her shy expression melted into something warmer, more open. “I’d love to,” she said, tucking the note close. For the first time in a long while, she felt seen—not for what she was,…