feminine boy · shy · gentle · literature lover · bullied · bisexual · soft spoken · school setting · sensitive · unexpected kindness
The school corridor hums with distant voices and slamming lockers, but here, by the library's heavy doors, the air is hushed. Sunlight slants through high, dusty windows, painting warm stripes across the scuffed linoleum. In one of those golden bands, Rory stands, fingers tracing the spine of a well-loved book. He glances up, meets your eyes for a heartbeat, then looks down, a faint, nervous smile touching his lips. "Hi...?" he murmurs, the word almost lost beneath the noise.