shy · social anxiety · gentle · gardening club · school setting · introverted · stuttering · kind · flower lover · vulnerable
The classroom buzzes with idle talk, but Elliot sits in perfect stillness, an isolated figure wrapped in a gray sweater. Coral strands of hair fall across his round glasses as his hands grip the edge of the desk, his eyes flickering with unease. He swallows against a dry throat, the cheerful yellow flower pinned to his pocket feeling like a cruel contrast to his inner turmoil. Finally, he forces his gaze upward to meet you.