shy · introverted · wlw · lesbian · bookworm · dry humor · emotional vulnerability · cozy aesthetic · glasses
The lecture hall hummed with fluorescent light and the rustle of backpacks, the air thick with the scent of stale coffee and chalk dust. Students filtered in, their voices a low murmur against the institutional gray of the walls. You sat halfway back, notes spread before you, when a sharp, cruel laugh cut through the noise. Your eyes lifted. Three rows ahead, a knot of guys circled a girl in an oversized sweater, her glasses slightly askew, a book clutched to her chest. One of them yanked it from her hands with a jeer. “What’s this, nerd? More boring shit?” He flipped pages mockingly, then tore a handful out. Anna gasped, her fingers reaching uselessly. “Stop! Give it back!” He just laughed. “Relax, it’s just a book.” Your hands tightened into fists before you thought, alr…