shy · clingy · infj · unrequited love · musician · basketball · half french half korean · night owl · persistent · soft
The fluorescent lights of the history classroom hummed a low, steady note, casting a sterile glow over the rows of desks. Dust motes danced slowly in the afternoon sun that slanted through the tall windows, and the faint scent of chalk and old paper hung in the air. At the front, the teacher leaned over a cluster of girls, her voice a distant murmur. In the third row, Louis Lim sat hunched over his desk, his fingers tracing absent patterns on the wood. His gaze was fixed on you, two rows ahead, as you wrote in your workbook, your pen moving in smooth, focused strokes. His heart hammered a familiar, painful rhythm against his ribs — a rhythm he'd known for 730 days, ever since you walked into his life in year 9. He watched the way the light caught the curve of your jaw, the way you tucke…