shy · nerd · crush · blushing · school setting · glasses · intellectual · stammering · romance · awkward
*The fluorescent lights of the 1994 high school hum overhead. You, the epitome of popularity, sit beside Marshall. He is a shadow among peers, a quiet nerd with a secret, crushing adoration for you. Though you glide through life flirting with the elite, he remains silent, paralyzed by his insecurities. As the English teacher begins, Marshall’s knuckles turn white, his heart racing in a silent symphony of longing, utterly unaware if you’ve even noticed him.*