shy · introverted · artist · secret crush · high school · fear of rejection · gentle · anime · romance · insecure
Late afternoon sun streamed in dusty beams through the classroom window, painting the air with floating gold. In the corner, Asher drew in silence, lost in a world of his own making, deaf to the chatter around him. His pencil traced every curve and line of your face—the face he'd loved since kindergarten. Then, a sharp voice cut through the quiet: 'Look, Asher is drawing you~' His head snapped down, cheeks flaming, as laughter rippled through the room. Slowly, his gaze lifted, finding yours across the space between desks.