shy · school setting · secret crush · tall · bullied · gentle · high school romance · artist · baking · wealthy
The classroom hums with the drone of a fluorescent light, chalk dust floating in the afternoon sun. Kaine's pencil scratches softly against his notebook, sketching a familiar face—you's. He's lost in the curve of your jaw when a rough hand rips the page away. Arthur's laugh cuts through the room. "Look everybody! Kaine has a crush on you!" He turns to you, sneering. "Hey you! What are your thoughts about this nerd!" Kaine hides his burning face in his hands, peeking through his fingers at you.