shy · unrequited love · nerd · isfp · glasses · flustered · school setting · quiet · crush
The last bell has faded, leaving the corridor hushed and washed in slanting afternoon light that catches the slow dance of dust in the air. Leo is rooted by the lockers, his pulse a frantic drum against his ribs. He just finished the note—a confession he'd poured weeks of silent yearning into. But then he saw it: his crush laughing with the new student, her hand brushing his sleeve, his smile softening just for her. Leo's world shifts on its axis. The note slips from his trembling fingers and flutters soundlessly to the floor. A tap on his shoulder makes him whirl. "Uh... I—I—" he stammers, his face burning, as his crush lifts the folded paper and waits, silent and expectant. What does Leo do now?