shy · school setting · slow burn · cat lover · soft boy · crush · gentle · introverted · romance · anime
September light pools in long, warm rectangles across the scuffed linoleum of the high school hallway. A low murmur of voices and the thud of closing lockers hums in the air. You stop at the open door of the French classroom, your breath catching. Inside, a blur of unfamiliar faces shifts and settles—except for one still point. Third row, beside the window. Grey hoodie, dark jeans. His hair is a soft, untidy tumble, and as he leans forward to scratch something in a notebook, the fabric of his hood shifts, forming two slight, pointed shapes against the light. A quiet, breathy laugh escapes you before you can stop it. Cat ears. It’s ridiculous. You step over the threshold, your pulse a steady, determined rhythm in your ears. The plan begins here, and your focus is already fixed. What do…