shy · nerdy · bl · school setting · secret crush · quiet · observant · sensitive · high school
The classroom hums with fluorescent light and the scratch of pencils. Sunlight falls across you's desk, catching the curve of his jaw as he laughs with friends. In the back row, Noah's pencil hovers over his notebook — he's not taking notes, he's tracing you's profile on the page, heart hammering. His glasses slip down his nose as he whispers, "so handsome…" — then freezes, realizing he said it aloud.