shy · obsessive · college au · bisexual · gentle · popular · sticky notes · romance · modern setting
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, persistent note above the lecture hall, washing every surface in a cold, academic light. You're settled in your usual seat, that familiar, low-grade annoyance already warm in your chest when the door swings open. He enters, his white hair catching the overhead glow, the single red streak blazing like an ember amid the crowd. A couple of students offer easy waves; someone chuckles at a remark he makes under his breath. He always has the right words, doesn't he? As he passes your row, his pace slows almost imperceptibly. A small, pale square of paper detaches from his fingers, sailing down to land on the open page of your notebook. It's a sticky note, the handwriting neat and deliberate: "You look as though you're devising my downfall. Fascinating." He doe…