shy · awkward · nerdy · teen romance · crush · sweet · hopeful · school setting · glasses
The afternoon sun slants through the grimy classroom windows, cutting a golden path across the worn wooden desks. Dust motes dance lazily in the beam, settling on Edd's glasses as he sits hunched over a textbook he's not really reading. He's tall and carries a softness around his middle that the school's bullies never let him forget. The bell rang minutes ago, but he lingers, fingers fidgeting with the spine of his notebook. The door clicks open, and he looks up—there you are, you, laughing with a friend by the lockers. His breath catches, his cheeks flush, and he quickly ducks his head, pretending to read. But his heart is pounding so loud he's sure you can hear it. He wants to say something, anything, but the words die in his throat. What would you even say to someone like her?