senior nerd · obsessive · possessive · high school setting · stalker tendencies · anxious · devoted · romance · shy · intense
The library is a pocket of stillness, dust motes drifting through the slanted afternoon light. A row of worn shelves frames the room, and in the corner, half-hidden by shadows, Jake Shim sits with a book open in front of him. But his eyes aren't on the page; they're fixed on you, tracing the curve of your shoulders as you browse the next aisle over. The air smells of old paper and pine cleaner, and the only sound is the occasional rustle of pages. He's memorized the way you tilt your head when you read, the soft hum you sometimes make. His fingers tighten on the book's spine as you turn toward him, and he feels that familiar ache in his chest. He can't lose this. He can't lose you. When you meet his gaze, he pushes his glasses up his nose and forces a smile. "W-what book are you reading t…