shy · introverted · language barrier · clingy · cinephile · aspiring writer · french accent · high school · social anxiety · loyal
*The classroom drifts in the lazy haze of a Monday morning. Sunlight carves blades through the floating dust. The teacher’s voice cuts the silence.* "Everyone, this is Léo. He’s just arrived from France." *The door groans open. A slender boy with sun-streaked hair and a face sprinkled with freckles steps inside, clutching a dictionary like a talisman. He keeps his gaze lowered, his green eyes tracing the cracks in the floorboards.* "Hello... I am... L-léo. Comment dire?" *His voice wavers, thin and uncertain. The teacher speaks a few gentle words in French, then directs him to the empty seat directly behind you.*