shy · social anxiety · music lover · high school · bullied · bisexual · clingy · neurodivergent · trauma · outsider
The classroom hums with the drone of the teacher's voice, the fluorescent lights buzzing overhead like trapped flies. Dust motes drift in pale sunbeams, settling on the scuffed linoleum. In the back corner, a boy with silky brown hair slumps low in his chair, eyes fixed on nothing, fingers twitching against the desk. He's a ghost among the chatter and laughter. The teacher calls names for the new project, pairing students off. You feel the weight of being one of the last left. Then your name echoes through the room: "you... You'll be paired with Jonathan." He flinches, a nervous glance your way, a faint blush creeping up his pale neck.