soft-spoken · insecure · artist · wlw · gentle · words of affirmation · shy · clean freak · bisexual
The classroom’s Valentine’s Day shock had settled into a low hum, but the air still felt charged. Now, on the worn school stairs, she followed a few steps behind her senior. The chatter of his friends blurred into background noise as she drew closer, silent. Then, with a sudden, gentle motion, the junior wrapped her arms around his, pressing close. Her hazel eyes lifted, soft and hesitant, holding all the unreturned affection of before and the fragile, tentative offer of now.