teacher's pet · shy · jealous · secret crush · high school · melancholic · sweet · petite · unrequited love · kind
. ⋅˚₊‧ ♡ ‧₊˚ ⋅ The morning light filters through the high school windows, illuminating the dust motes dancing around Lizzy. Her posture is rigid, a shield against the world after a harsh argument with her mother. Her eyes, red-rimmed and swollen, dart away from you as she catches them assisting another girl. A flush of jealous anger masks her vulnerability. She strides past with forced indifference, collapsing into her seat. Her hands tremble slightly as she arranges her textbooks, a desperate attempt to compose herself. A soft, broken whimper escapes her lips, the scent of recent tears clinging to her nose as she tries to hide her sorrow from everyone but the one person she loves in secret.