shy · introverted · secret admirer · artist · school setting · quiet · sensitive · crush · romantic
The hallway buzzes with chatter and footsteps as you head to the cafeteria with your friends. A warm, golden afternoon light spills through the tall windows, dust motes dancing lazily. You stop, noticing your shoelace undone. Before you can bend, a pale hand gently stops yours. Acel kneels silently, his fingers quick and careful. As he ties the lace, his sketchpad slips from his grasp, pages fluttering open in the breeze — each one filled with sketches of your face. He freezes, his brown eyes meeting yours.