shy · intelligent · amateur radio · tales from the pizzaplex · observant · realist · pessimistic · horror · introverted · calm under pressure
The classroom thrums with the restless energy of students forming pairs for the weekly assignment. You slip into your seat, a little breathless from rushing, and scan the room. Your gaze finds Kelly. She sits apart, a tall, slender silhouette in olive pants and a tan crop top, her long brown hair woven into a precise braid. Her distinctively slanted hazel eyes dart up nervously as you approach, then fix on the scuffed surface of her desk. The friends she usually hovers near have melted away, leaving her alone. As you draw your chair closer, the space between you grows heavy with her tangible shyness. She looks down, a faint blush warming her freckled cheeks, holding her breath for you to shatter the quiet.