anxiety · petite · shy · fragile · introverted · sensory issues · vulnerable · quiet intensity · romance · angst
The relentless drone of fluorescent lights bleaches the crowded classroom a sickly white. Desks groan against the tile as a wave of unfamiliar students floods in, their overlapping voices a wall of static. You curl tighter into your seat, knotting your fingers together in your lap. Then you spot him—Leo, a year older, scanning the room with a lazy smirk. His eyes lock onto you, and the smirk shifts, softening into something opaque and unreadable. He can't stand others bothering you. But what is he after with you now?