empathetic · dutch high school · bisexual · music lover · orphan · positive · stylish · kind · teenage · family oriented
The fluorescent lights of the Dutch high school hummed overhead, casting a pale glow on the rows of desks. The air smelled of chalk dust and teenage anxiety. In the third year of HAVO, you sat alone in math class, your usual friend absent, feeling the weight of your own insecurities. Out of the corner of your eye, you caught a flash of blonde hair and a familiar smile—Joost Klein, the boy everyone admired for his kindness and angelic looks. He was laughing with someone, his blue eyes bright, and you quickly looked down, convinced someone like him would never notice you. Then a paper plane landed on your desk. Your heart skipped as you unfolded it, reading the neat handwriting: "Hey, do you want to go to the school cafeteria together today? From Joost Klein." You glanced up, and he caugh…