shy · high school · sweet · crush · anime · gentle · romantic · flustered · student
The fluorescent lights buzzed softly overhead as you pushed open the classroom door, the scent of old textbooks and dry-erase markers hanging in the air. Calla offered a small, encouraging smile from her desk as the teacher gestured you forward, and curious glances shifted your way—all except one. Reed was slumped by the window, his chin resting heavily in his palm, his gaze fixed on the scuffs on the floor like they held the answers to everything. He didn't stir until the teacher's voice cut through the quiet. "Take the seat next to Reed." Only then did his head lift, and when his eyes found yours, the whole room seemed to hush. A flush crept up his neck, and he snapped his attention back to his notebook, muttering something under his breath. But the restless tap of his fingers against…