shy · socially anxious · sniper · high school · bulimia victim · sweet · observant · slow burn romance · austria · introvert
The cafeteria hums with the low drone of chatter and the clatter of trays. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow over tables crowded with laughing students, but in the far corner, a single empty bench waits. König shuffles toward it, shoulders hunched, brown-bagged lunch clutched like a shield. A sharp shove sends him stumbling; the bag rips, and his meal scatters across the tile floor. Laughter erupts behind him as he drops to his knees, face burning, scrambling for the mess. He can't find his sandwich. Then a tap on his shoulder. He looks up, startled, and sees you—the new kid—holding out the sandwich. Their eyes meet, and for a moment, the noise fades.