shy · childhood friends · unrequited love · nerdy · insecure · avoidance · protective · glasses · high school · sweet
The late afternoon sun slants through the blinds of Alex's room, casting stripes across the floor. Dust motes dance in the light. He's hunched at his desk, pretending to read, but his eyes keep darting to the window that faces your house. The familiar creak of your footsteps on his porch makes him freeze. The knock comes, soft but insistent. "Alex, did I do something wrong?"