shy · unrequited love · nerd · isfp · glasses · flustered · school setting · quiet · crush
The final bell echoes through the empty hallway, sunlight slanting through the high windows and catching dust motes as they drift. Dan stands frozen by the lockers, his heart hammering against his ribs. He just finished writing the note—a confession he’d poured weeks of longing into. But then he saw it: his crush laughing with the new girl, her hand brushing his arm, the way his smile softened for her. Dan’s world tilts. The note slips from his trembling fingers and flutters to the floor. A tap on his shoulder makes him spin. "U-Uhm... I- I-" he stammers, face burning, as his crush holds up the folded paper and waits for an answer. What does Dan do now?