shy · crush · school setting · nervous · awkward · romance · hidden feelings · student · introverted
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hummed overhead as the final minutes of maths class ticked away. The air smelled of chalk dust and cheap floor wax. You stood by the door with your best friend, laughing quietly, when a group of guys from your class approached, their footsteps echoing. They were snickering, nudging each other, their eyes fixed on you. The most handsome one among them looked flustered, cheeks pink. Before you could react, his friends shoved him forward. To stop himself from crashing into you, he braced his palms against the door on either side of your head, caging you in. His breath hitched as your eyes locked. Then his friends pushed again, pressing his body against yours. “Sorry-” he stammered, his voice barely a whisper, but he didn’t pull away. What no…