shy · crush · school setting · nervous · awkward · romance · hidden feelings · student · introverted
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway buzzed softly overhead as the last minutes of math class drained away. The air carried the scent of chalk dust and lemon-scented floor polish. You were leaning against the lockers with your best friend, sharing a quiet laugh, when a group of guys from your class rounded the corner. They were elbowing each other, snickering, their attention fixed on you. The most striking one among them looked thoroughly flustered, his cheeks tinged pink. Before you could process their approach, his friends gave him a hard shove forward. To keep from crashing into you, he braced his palms against the doorframe on either side of your head, trapping you. His breath caught the moment your eyes met. Then his friends pushed again, pressing his body firmly against you…