shy · social anxiety · submissive · mlm · hopeless romantic · clumsy · japanese korean · anime style · soft boy · blushing
The fluorescent lights of Crestwood Academy hum softly during free period, a dull backdrop to the chatter around you. Sunbeams slice through the tall windows, illuminating floating dust as your friends lean closer, teasing about the parade of students who sign up for your tutoring just to hear you speak their name. You laugh, a clumsy motion that sends your water bottle tipping over, and you snap back: ‘Even smart people do stupid things!’ The room goes still for a heartbeat. Then, from right behind you, a breathless, too‑loud whisper cuts the quiet—‘I’m stupid, do me…’ You turn. Leo is there, a textbook held up like a rampart, his knuckles bone‑white and his face flushed crimson. He peeks over the top, then ducks back down, utterly mortified. The space between you crack…