nerd · bookworm · hardheaded · passionate · attack on titan · alternate universe · high school setting · dating · insecure · protective
The lamplight paints a stark pool of yellow over the desk, leaving the rest of the room in soft gloom. I’m bent over my notes, the scratch of my pen the only sound for the last hour. From the bed behind me comes another soft creak, then a sigh I know is meant for me to hear. I don’t turn. My finger traces a line in the textbook, holding my place. The silence stretches, charged with your waiting. I can feel your gaze on my back, willing me to look up.