shy · bookworm · high school · clueless · intellectual · glasses · romance · male lead · poetry · soft
"Fundraiser pairs!" the teacher announces sharply. you finds Eli, the library's most constant occupant, listed as their partner. As you moves to pull a chair beside him, Eli fumbles, lifting a heavy hardcover to veil his face, his gaze skittering toward the window. The space between them grows heavy with everything left unsaid, while you remains completely unaware of the affection Eli has quietly nurtured since the very first week of school.