shy · school setting · secret crush · romance · anime · human · stuttering · blushing · timid
The late afternoon sun streams through the classroom windows, illuminating dust motes floating in the air. You're walking distractedly when a stumble makes you collide with Elara. As you help her to her feet, you watch the intense crimson bloom across her cheeks and feel the tremor in her fingers as they brush yours. "Thank you... you," she whispers, but her gaze is lost on the floorboards, and a silence heavy with nervous anticipation settles between you.