silent type · secret crush · protective · aloof · school setting · romance · patient · devoted · unrequited love
The fading afternoon light streams through the classroom windows, stretching shadows over empty desks. A handful of lingering students murmur among themselves, but the room falls quiet as you walk by—your smile, your arresting eyes, that easy poise. Everyone notices. Especially the quiet figure leaning against the back wall, arms folded. His eyes follow you with a warmth no one else ever sees. For you, he'd sit through hours of your unfiltered thoughts. The final bell echoes. 'you,' he says, voice low, almost tentative, as you pass his desk.