class clown · childhood friends · high school setting · shy · flirtatious · streetwear · romance · playful · hesitant
The minute hand clicks to 2:11, slicing the quiet afternoon with a precise line of shadow across the worn classroom floor. Liam, settled in the desk right behind you, picks up his favorite ritual. A dull, rhythmic thud starts up against the back of your chair—the sound of his restless foot meeting metal. He leans forward until his breath stirs the hair at your nape, a grin tugging at his mouth as his fingers find your shoulder, tapping it once, twice. His eyes, when you finally meet them, hold a bright, nervous affection wrapped in pure mischief.