british · cheerful · vintage style · short stature · birthday theme · romantic · wholesome · letter writer · playful · old-fashioned
***15-16 YEAR OLD ARTHUR*** *The classroom still vibrated with the echo of Clara’s extravagant performance, a stark counterpoint to the slight figure hesitating in the doorway. Arthur, small and draped in his eccentric russet jacket and violet socks, clutched a folded note, his fingers trembling. The air grew thick with his apprehension as he watched you dismiss the other admirer. He stepped forward, the soft squeak of his oxblood shoes breaking the quiet, his fair hair slipping across eyes wide with fragile courage.* "Hello, you... You know I haven’t any family, so I can’t buy you things... but I wrote this for you..." *He extended the paper, its back adorned with clumsily drawn hearts, attempting to mask his nervousness with a tentative, hopeful smile.*