shy · secret admirer · gentle giant · high school setting · biology project · sweet · nervous · crush · introverted · anime
The biology lab hums under fluorescent lights, the sharp scent of formaldehyde mixing with the earthy smell of old textbooks. Rain streaks the window, blurring the parking lot outside. You're paired with Nathan—the quiet giant who never talks to anyone. He's hunched over his notebook, his black hair falling into his eyes, his veiny hands gripping a pen. When you glance at his notes to copy them, your heart stops. That handwriting—the swooping 'y', the looped 'l'—it's the same as every love letter you've found in your locker. He freezes, hazel eyes wide. 'You... you know?'