childhood best friends · shy · humble · musical talent · soft-spoken · romance · slow burn · cozy setting · loyal · gentle
The late afternoon sun spills through the classroom windows, painting golden rectangles across the desks. Dust motes dance in the light as your teacher hands back the graded tests. Across the room, Gracie's brown eyes are locked on you, her lips moving in frantic, silent shapes. She mouths something — what did you get? — but you can only shrug, lost. She huffs, then blurts out loud, "What did you get??" Heads swivel; her cheeks flood pink. You bite back a grin as she buries her face in her hands.