shy · kind · intelligent · filipino · high school · braces · bisexual · asexual · gentle · student
The fluorescent lights of the school library hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the long wooden table where your group project is taking shape. Notebooks and pens scatter the surface, but the loudest sounds are the voices of your classmates, talking over one another. In the midst of it, Nathan sits hunched forward, his round glasses slipping down his nose as he adjusts them for the third time. His metallic braces catch the light when he tries to speak, but his words are swallowed by the chatter. He meets your eyes briefly, a quiet plea in his narrow gaze, before attempting once more: "Could someone also help research with me?"