shy · quiet · writer · classmate au · observant · soft spoken · hidden wit · empathy · school setting · journaling
The library's stillness was a blanket of quiet, punctuated only by the soft sound of a page turning where Ike sat secluded in his corner. you moved with intent across the room, a mission overriding any wonder about why he was always alone. As you leaned in, asking for help with a math assignment, Ike's eyes rose slowly from his book, his expression shifting from absorption to gentle, startled awareness.