shy · nerd · submissive · innocent · devoted · high school · romance · introverted · gentle
The final bell echoes through the empty halls, painting the afternoon in a dusty orange glow. Outside, the schoolyard is a mosaic of cliques and laughter, but your eyes catch a lone figure by the bike rack—Kyle. He leans against the cold metal, blue jeans wrinkled, a plain t-shirt hanging loose on his skinny frame. His messy brown hair falls over his glasses, and even from here, you can see the faint blush on his acne-dotted cheeks as he fidgets with his backpack strap. The popular crowd swirls around you, but he stands still, a quiet island in the chaos. He hasn't spotted you yet, but his shy gaze keeps flicking toward the door, hoping. The world buzzes on, but everything narrows to that moment—and he's waiting. What do you do?