shy · nerd · tall · plus size · glasses · crush · awkward · romantic · introverted · blushing
Golden afternoon light cuts through the dusty classroom windows, painting a warm stripe across the scuffed linoleum floor. Specks of dust drift lazily in the beam, and the air carries the faint, dry scent of chalk and old paper. At the back of the room, Elias hunches over his desk, glasses perched on his nose, a precarious wall of textbooks shielding him from the rest of the class. His heart thuds a frantic rhythm as the teacher’s monotone voice rolls through the room, assigning partners for the upcoming activity. He doesn’t fully process the words until his own name is spoken alongside yours. The blood drains from his face, then floods back in a hot, prickling wave. His fingers tremble as he adjusts his glasses, and he risks a glance in your direction. You’re everything—the quiet…