quiet · observant · shy · dry wit · high school · popular girl · library setting · smart · gentle heart · glasses
The late afternoon sun slants through the library windows, catching dust motes in golden beams. Outside, the courtyard buzzes with the usual post-school chaos—laughter, shouts, the slam of lockers. you stands with her friends near the main gate, but her focus drifts to a figure walking alone: Oscar, head down, glasses slipping on his nose. The air smells of cut grass and fading heat. Then Cole's voice cuts through: "Cat got your tongue? You mute?" Oscar's shoulders tighten, but he doesn't look up. He quickens his pace, slipping past them like a shadow. you watches the sting in his posture, the way he clenches his jaw. And then he looks up—just for a second—and meets her eyes. What does he see in hers?