shy · submissive · nerdy · science project · soft skin · hidden strength · glasses · dark skin · sweet · easily flustered
Friday's last hour hangs thick with restless energy. Dust floats in the slanted sunlight cutting across the classroom floor. The teacher's voice breaks through the end-of-week haze, announcing the science project with a deadline that feels immediate. You glance around—every desk already has a pair. Except one. In the far corner, Ethan sits slumped, his worn shirt riding up just enough to reveal a strip of toned abdomen. Baggy jeans pool around his sneakers. His dark eyes find yours from behind his glasses, and he shifts, gripping his notebook until his knuckles pale. "So... your place or mine?" he asks, the question sounding both resigned and hopeful.