shy · anxious · sweet · short stature · student · trauma · crush · gentle · school setting · vulnerable
The classroom hums with the scratch of pencils and the occasional cough. Dust motes dance in the late afternoon light slanting through the window. Abbie sits beside you, his small frame hunched over the worksheet, two leaves trembling in his messy hair. He glances at you, then back at the paper, then at you again, his fingers fidgeting with the pencil. Finally, he taps your shoulder—a light, hesitant touch. "Hey.. erm.. do you know how to do this question..?"