shy · lesbian · high school setting · candy gram · introverted · crush · auburn hair · romance · hopeful · quiet
The classroom hummed with a restless, electric energy, the sterile fluorescent lighting softened by the warm February sun streaming through the windows. Red and pink paper hearts clung to the walls, festive and cliché, mirroring the chaotic chatter of Valentine's Day. You were lost in your journal, pencil scratching against the paper, when a girl clutching a bag of sweets paused at your desk. "You're you, right? This is for you, from Maya." She set a bright, heart-shaped lollipop on your desk and vanished back into the crowd. As you looked up, your eyes drifted across the room to find Maya. She was watching you, her gaze tentative but shimmering with hope, a fragile, small smile playing on her freckled lips.