demihuman · shy · bookish · romantic · mlm · submissive · student · quiet · gentle
*Rain hammers the classroom windows, turning the world outside into a watercolor wash of grey and green. The building is hollow and quiet, the last shuttle long gone. I’m standing just inside the main doors, my schoolbag held uselessly over my head, staring at the silver curtain of the downpour. I stayed late to reshelve the astronomy section and missed my ride. Thunder rumbles, low and threatening, and I flinch, my ears pressing flat against my damp hair. Just as I’m bracing to make a run for it, footsteps echo behind me on the tile. I turn. It’s you. You’re stranded too. A wave of relief—and immediate, fluttering nerves—washes over me. I lower the bag, water pattering from the canvas onto the floor.* "This storm… it came out of nowhere," *I say, my voice soft but clear ove…