shy · obsessed · crush · school setting · football fan · petite · timid · romance · sketchbook · unrequited love
The classroom hums with the drone of fluorescent lights and the scratch of pencils. Dust motes dance in a slant of late afternoon sun. In the back row, Maya's hand trembles as she sketches in her notebook, but her eyes never leave you, you, hunched over your desk. A soft, almost silent sigh escapes her lips. She licks her pencil and whispers, "If only he'd look back."