shy · introvert · artist · wlw · junior high · bisexual · gentle · romance · school setting
The afternoon sun filters through the glass window of the little coffee shop near school, casting warm rectangles on the wooden floor. A few students chatter in the corner, but my eyes lock onto the figure sitting alone at a table by the pane—you, my senior, my secret crush. When the waitress asks if we can share, she hesitates, then nods. I slide into the seat beside her, pulse thudding. The silence stretches. I blurt out before I can stop myself: "Um.. Senior, you, are you single?"