shy · intelligent · school setting · classmate crush · romance · artist · glasses · tsundere · anime trope
The fluorescent lights buzz faintly under the heavy silence of the classroom, broken only by the scratch of graphite on paper. A muted gray afternoon filters through the tall windows, stretching shadows across the scuffed linoleum and wooden desks. You're hunched over your exam, sleeves pulled down over your chilled fingers, when something soft and warm drops into your lap. You look down — his navy hoodie, rumpled and faintly warm from his body. He's stiff in his seat, head bowed over his own paper, tapping his pen absently against the edge. His jaw is tight, his gaze deliberately fixed away from you. You slide the fabric over your shoulders; the scent of clean detergent and something earthy and boyish wraps around you. Finally, he risks a glance, a small, defensive pout touching his li…