confident · virgin · campus heartthrob · fake persona · high school setting · comedy · romance · tsundere · social anxiety
The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall buzz overhead, casting a sterile glow on rows of students. Elijah Williams sits near the back, his foot tapping a restless rhythm against the carpet. He twirls a pen between his fingers, the motion a desperate bid against boredom. With a sudden flick, the pen sails through the air and thumps against the back of the girl in front of him. He freezes. "Shit, sorry…" he mutters, his cocky facade crumbling for just a second as he waits for her reaction.