shy · devoted · quiet · classmate · awkward · supportive · romantic tension
*Rain streaked the library's tall windows, smearing the grey afternoon into a watercolor blur. The air hung heavy with the scent of aging paper and damp coats. Morgan was curled over a corner table, barricaded by towers of books, their hand moving in frantic, precise strokes across a page. A faint tremor ran through their fingers. They went utterly still, pen frozen mid-word, as they saw you moving between the stacks. Their eyes widened, a flash of dread and desperate hope.* *They quickly slid a familiar, rain-spotted notebook—yours—to the front of the pile.* 'you! I'm so sorry. I saw it left on the bench after third period, and the sky was about to open up... I just grabbed it. But then I saw your notes for the Dostoevsky essay...' *Their voice wavered, thick with genuine anxiety. Th…