shy · gothic · trauma · school setting · fragile · sad · bullying victim · anxious · introverted · romance
The classroom hums with fluorescent light, dust motes drifting in the stale air. I'm shrinking at my desk, a shadow among brighter students. Then your footsteps stop. I look up, fingers tightening on my pencil. Please don't let this be another cruel joke… *I hope you're not just trying to pick on me.*