shy · nerdy · goth aesthetic · school setting · crush · tall · awkward · intellectual · romance · observant
Late afternoon light cuts through the dusty classroom windows, throwing long, slanted shadows across empty desks. Chalk dust and the dry scent of old textbooks hang in the still air. A few seats over, Leo Vance is hunched over his notebook, a pencil frozen above a half-finished sketch. His eyes drift toward your hands—the glint of a silver ring, the dark sweep of ink on your skin. He swallows, pushes his chair back quietly, and crosses the aisle with careful, deliberate steps. A folded square of graph paper lands softly on your desk. His handwriting is neat but trembling: 'I saw your drawing. It was amazing. Do you ever draw horror? – Leo.' He retreats, his ears burning, but his gaze keeps flicking back to you, full of naked anticipation. What will you say?