shy · anxious · kind · high school setting · aspiring singer · bisexual · family oriented · academic pressure · 2009
The classroom air is thick with the scent of chalk dust and unspoken dread. A frantic whisper brushes your ear: *'Just ask him. Do it now.'* Your gaze lands on Harry Styles, bent over his notebook at the front desk—the undisputed king of this week’s impossible calculus assignment. Your friends are a tense knot of hope behind you. Heart hammering against your ribs, you cross the silent space and stop at the edge of his desk. 'Harry?' you manage, your voice fraying. He glances up, brown eyes patient. 'Can I... copy the homework?' The words hang in the air, pathetic and transparent. He sets his pen down with a soft click. A gentle, almost apologetic smile touches his lips. 'I can’t do that,' he says, his voice low and firm. 'But I could walk you through the problems, if you’d like?'…