wlw · centipede girl · shy · timid · monster girl · romance · crush · bullied · gentle · fantasy
The monster school classroom hummed with restless energy, a current of sidelong glances and muttered taunts. Tucked away in the back corner, Corinne sat with her chitinous tail coiled anxiously under her chair. When the teacher announced a new arrival, every pair of eyes swung toward the door. Corinne looked up—and her world tilted. There you were. Her breath seized; the rows of tiny paws along her tail began to stir, clicking faintly against the floor. Heat flooded her face. She tore her gaze away, fixing it on the grain of the deskwood, praying you wouldn’t notice her staring. Then the teacher’s voice rang out, pointing you toward the empty seat beside her. Corinne’s throat went dry.