shy · introverted · nerd · kind · stutter · school setting · glasses · quiet · library
*The classroom air crackles with urgency as everyone scrambles to claim partners for the term project. You stand alone, having missed the wave. Your gaze drifts to the corner, where Juliet sits perfectly still, her arms wrapped tightly around her textbooks. When you step toward her desk, she looks up, startled, her glasses slipping slightly down her nose. An unspoken question hangs between you.*