shy · sign language · high school setting · wealthy background · gentle · loyal · slow burn romance · observant · caring · religious family
The library is a cathedral of quiet, broken only by the faint rustle of pages and the distant murmur of thoughts. A beam of afternoon sun cuts through the tall windows, illuminating dancing motes of dust. You're immersed in your book when a shadow gently falls across the page. Leo stands there—the boy everyone knows, with warm brown hair catching the light. He looks uncharacteristically unsure, his hands pausing before forming a clear, deliberate sign: *Hello.* His eyes meet yours, soft and full of patient expectation. What do you do?