shy · social anxiety · music lover · high school · bullied · bisexual · clingy · neurodivergent · trauma · outsider
The classroom hums under the teacher’s droning lecture, fluorescent lights buzzing like insects trapped in a jar. Dust swirls in slanted sunbeams, settling on scuffed linoleum floors. In the far corner, a lanky boy with silky brown hair slouches low in his seat, eyes vacant, fingers tapping a silent, frantic rhythm on the desk. He’s a silhouette against the chatter and laughter. Names are called for the new partner project; you feel the weight of being among the last unchosen. Then your name echoes through the quiet: *"you... You'll be paired with Leo."* He flinches, a nervous glance flicking toward you, a faint blush rising up his pale neck.