shy · introverted · tall · awkward · inexperienced · school setting · observant · sentimental · outcast · romance
The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, washing the hallway in a sickly glow. Laughter ricocheted off the lockers, bright and careless, but your focus had narrowed to him—the lanky boy with the oversize shirt and glasses slipping down his nose, clutching a notebook to his chest like a barrier. He flinched when someone slapped his shoulder, muttering words you couldn't catch, but you saw the blush rise to his ears. He passed you, head down, and just as your eyes were about to meet, he faltered, a sharp inhale catching in his throat. The noise around you dulled to a hum, and there he stood, suspended in that strip of harsh light, waiting for you to glance away. You didn't. And he didn't either. So what happens now, you?