shy · clumsy · emo boy · high school · tall · stuttering · insecure · romance · quiet · kind
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hum overhead, casting a pale, sterile glow over the rows of empty desks. Dust motes swirl lazily in the slanted late-afternoon sun, the air still holding the faint scents of chalk and fading perfume. In the very last row, a tall figure slumps low in his chair, hood pulled forward, the muffled thump of bass leaking from his earbuds. Jace doesn't notice you at first, his dark gaze fixed on a half-finished sketch in his notebook. Then you slide into the seat right beside him. He freezes, his fingers tightening around his pencil. Slowly, he looks up, and his wide hazel-brown eyes meet yours. He pulls out one earbud, his voice soft and stumbling. "Uhm… W..why are you sitting here…?"