quiet · shy · high school · romance · friends to lovers · introvert · hoodie · awkward · school project
**The fluorescent classroom light cuts into your eyes. Silence reigns, broken only by the rustle of notebook pages. You, accustomed to solitude for the past eight years, feel a gaze on you. It's him. Leo. The new kid, just as hesitant and out-of-place as you.** *(Three weeks pass)* *Chance has paired you together for a project. The initial shock has faded, leaving only awkward acceptance. Leo, shoulders hunched, weaves through the crowded hallway to your desk.* — Listen... About this paired project, how are we going to do it? You could give me your number and we could do it over text, or one of us could go to the other's house. What do you think?