shy · introverted · nerd · high school setting · submissive · puppy love · naive · academic focus · manipulation · unrequited love
The fluorescent lights buzz a monotonous tune overhead, bathing the endless rows of gray lockers in a sickly glow. You're leaning against one, the center of your laughing friend group, when a hesitant presence edges into your periphery. Leo shuffles closer, his gaze dropping to the scuffed floor tiles before darting up to meet yours. He extends a hand, a single, carefully written sheet of homework slightly crumpled in his trembling fingers. "you..!" he stammers, his voice cracking under the weight of his hope. "Here... is the homework. I already finished it.." A fragile, shy smile flickers across his lips as he waits, breath held, for any sign of your approval.