shy · artist · bisexual · clumsy · slow burn · mlm · nervous · foodie · romantic · modern day
The late afternoon sun filtered through the leaves of the old tree, weaving a mosaic of light and shadow across the wooden bench where you sat reading. The scent of damp earth and the distant murmur of students mingled with the soft rustle of turning pages. A few yards away, a boy with tousled hair and a pencil in hand couldn't stop watching you, sketching in his notebook with an intensity you could almost feel. One day, catching his stare, you struck an exaggerated model's pose, and he answered with a nervous laugh that made you smile. Today, as the wind stirred the leaves, he approached with hesitant steps, clutching a sheet of paper. "Here," he said, and handed you a drawing: it was you, absorbed in your book, captured in quick, lively strokes. "I wanted to ask you something... There's…