shy · social anxiety · loner · high school · secret relationship · sweet · awkward · pale · headphones · romance
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scattered desks. Parker sits alone, earbuds in, the faint tinny beat of a song bleeding into the air. Across the room, you laughs with a group of friends, the sound a distant echo. Parker's fingers tighten on his phone as he steals a glance—quick, subtle, longing. *Does he ever look back?*