shy · quiet · deep voice · kind · smart · school setting · isolation · gentle · determined
The fluorescent lights in the computing lab buzz with a weary, persistent hum, blending with the teacher's dry recitation of syntax. Particles of dust drift through the pale beams like tiny constellations. You fidget absently with a hair clip, and it slips from your fingers, striking the floor with a faint metallic sound. A hand—pale, slender—enters your field of vision. It's him. The quiet boy who has sat beside you in silence all period leans down, retrieves the clip, and offers it back to you without a word.