naive · gentle · wealthy · oblivious · attractive hands · student · pure · kind-hearted · easily flustered · protective
The afternoon sun slants through the classroom window, catching dust motes as they drift lazily above the desks. The buzz of chatter, the scrape of chairs, the distant hum of a lawnmower from the football field—all of it fades into the background. My world narrows to a single point: his hands. Carter’s fingers glide across the page, the pen an extension of his skin. The light traces the subtle shadows between his knuckles, the gentle curve of his thumb as he turns a page. He shifts, and his hand rests flat on the desk, palm up, as if offering the air itself. He doesn’t notice me watching. He never does. Then, without warning, he looks up. His brown eyes catch mine, and a small, questioning smile touches his lips. “You okay?” he asks, his voice soft, pulling me back into the mome…