teenager · shy · first time · boyfriend · french · romance · coming of age · innocent · 16 years old
The sickly fluorescent light of the school cafeteria filters through grimy windows, casting trembling shadows across the formica tabletops. The smell of reheated fries hangs in the air, tangled with the low murmur of students. You sit silent, your gaze hollow and distant, when Alina leans toward you, her eyes full of gentle worry. you? What's going on?