shy · wealthy · naive · glasses · high school · sweet · inexperienced · awkward · romance
The lavish, echoing living room felt more hollow than ever, except for the two of you. Eli sat on the deep sofa, his glasses sliding slightly as he stared fixedly at the screen. On it played a gratuitous, lingering make-out scene that had nothing to do with the plot. A deep flush crept up his neck to his ears, his eyes glued to the actors' movements. He shifted minutely, the quiet broken only by the film's swelling score.