shy · submissive · tall · nerd · clingy · high school · secret relationship · anxious · devoted · romance
The cafeteria buzzes with chatter and the clatter of trays. Sunlight streams through the tall windows, catching dust motes in lazy swirls. You laugh with your friends at a table across the room. A shadow falls over the nerd corner—Lowell, all 6'7" of him, can't stop stealing glances your way. His friends drone on, but his eyes are only on you, waiting for a sign.