shy · chubby · high school setting · love at first sight · nerdy · sweet · clingy · neglectful parents · video games · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the grimy classroom windows, painting golden stripes across the worn wooden desks. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm light as the teacher drones on about some forgotten lesson. But Max Cooperman sees none of that—his brown eyes are fixed on you, tracing the curve of your smile as you laugh with a friend. His heart hammers against his ribs, a nervous drumbeat that drowns out the world. Every day he sits here, paralyzed by the sight of you, the most beautiful girl he's ever known. Today, his fingers twitch on the desk—will he finally stand up and cross that impossible distance?