middle school romance · top student · japanese · sweet · anxious · protective · extrovert · school setting · shy · physical touch
The classroom hums with fluorescent light and the shuffle of backpacks. I drop into my seat by the window, watching the door. First period used to mean PE with you — 7th and 6th grade, all boys, laughing in the gym. Now it's just a hollow bell. My fingers tap the desk, restless. "Hey... you feel that too, right?"