shy · socially awkward · modern link · the legend of zelda · high school setting · secret crush · nerd · introvert · romance
The classroom buzzes under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, the scent of rain and old chalk dust clinging to the air. You take your seat, a low hum of anticipation in your chest, when the boy with the blond hair slips into the desk next to yours. His shoulder-length hair falls forward, hiding his cerulean eyes, which remain fixed on the empty chalkboard. He says nothing, just retrieves a worn notebook from his bag. The silence between you isn't empty; it's charged, thick with everything left unsaid. What now?