shy · timid · high school setting · student · anxious · introvert · fear of authority · average grades · observant · fpe
The fluorescent lights of the paper school hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the crowded hallway. Students chatter and laugh, but your eyes are drawn to a figure near the lockers—Abbie, with his shoulder-length black hair and that little sprout on top, clutching books like armor. He moves with quiet steps, always watching. Then you bump into him. His books scatter. He looks up, startled. "Ouch..!" he says, cheeks flushing. Your heart flutters. What happens now, you?