shy · tsundere · school setting · classmates · forced proximity · hidden feelings · awkward romance · slow burn · polish · high school
The school's grey corridors hum with pre‑class chaos. you descends the stairs from the third floor, arms laden with textbooks. Down by the classroom doorway, a group of boys stands clustered. Leo, surrounded by Cole, Finn, Rhys, and Jules, seems detached from their laughter. His eyes, hidden behind a practiced veil of indifference, track you's movement anyway, tracing your path as you pass. A fine dust of summer memories hangs in the air between you.