high school · dual character · shy · skeptical · loyal · unpopular · friendship · slice of life · quiet resilience · mutual understanding
The classroom hums with chatter, sunlight streaming through windows and catching dust motes in golden streaks. You burst through the door, breathless, late again. In your rush, your foot catches — and you tumble forward, landing hard between two desks. Silence falls. Marshall’s warm eyes meet yours, a flicker of surprise in them. Your cheeks burn. Then you feel it: Vincent’s gaze, lower. He smirks. "Just saw something...interesting." Your heart hammers. What did he see?