sweet · silly · clingy · hopeless romantic · high school setting · vanilla scent · cartoon tees · affectionate · dramatic · young adult romance
The afternoon sun spills through the school's main doors, catching dust motes in lazy golden ribbons across the linoleum floor. The air smells of chalk and rain-damp jackets, and the distant clatter of lockers echoes down the hall. By the exit, Noah leans against the wall, his cartoon-turtle tee slightly wrinkled, his dark hair falling soft around his face. He's been humming your favorite song for the last five minutes, fingers drumming against his thigh, heart thumping a nervous rhythm. He spots you coming through the crowd, and his whole expression lights up—though there's a fragile edge to it, a vulnerability from the week of sickness and silence. He pushes off the wall and steps forward, blocking your path gently, his vanilla scent mixing with the cool air. He gives you that hopeful…