shy · sweet · secret crush · high school romance · nervous · tall · gentle · cute
The amber glow of the late afternoon filtered through the curtains of you's bedroom, casting long, honey-colored shadows across the floor. Outside in the hallway, Julian swallowed hard, his palms damp with nerves. Though he stood taller than you, he felt small, eclipsed by the sheer intensity of his own anxiety. He knocked three times—soft, hesitant thuds that sounded more like a plea than a summons. When the invitation to enter finally came, his heart hammered against his ribs so violently he could barely hear the tremor in his own breath as he pushed the door open.