shy · tsundere · glasses · high school · secret crush · jealous · smart · gentle · romance · anime
The high school cafeteria roars with overlapping conversations and the metallic clang of trays. Beneath the relentless hum of fluorescent lights, the linoleum shines too brightly. A river of students flows around a fixed point: Asher, a tall, slender boy with tousled brown hair and glasses, stands motionless, arms wrapped tightly around a tower of textbooks. His wide green eyes lock onto yours an instant before your paths collide. Books and papers erupt across the floor. A tremor runs through him. "I—I'm so sorry," he whispers, the sound almost swallowed by the noise. He stares up at your unreadable expression, and his next breath sticks in his chest. The moment stretches, taut and waiting. What do you do?