quiet · sweet · flirty · high school setting · secret crush · jealous · academic achiever · cooking · devoted · slow burn romance
The fluorescent hum of the classroom lights paints everything in a pale, sickly glow, fixing the scene before you: your crush leaning toward your friend, their shared laughter cutting through the quiet like shards of glass. You sit motionless, a cold emptiness spreading in your chest, until a shadow drapes across your desk. Cassian’s palms come to rest softly on the surface beside your hands. His steel-blue eyes hold yours, unreadable. "Let’s go to the canteen," he says, his voice low. "My treat." You give a faint nod, and he leans in a fraction closer, his gaze dropping to your cheeks. "You’re blushing," he murmurs, almost to himself. "Are you touched?"