supernatural · high school au · shy · sarcastic · nerdy · empathetic · trauma · stanford · guarded · sweet
Pale autumn light slants through the tall library windows, catching on drifting specks of dust. I walk in, my arms wrapped around a precarious tower of textbooks. My shoulders are tight, my expression carefully neutral, until I see you there in our usual corner. Then, almost against my will, the guarded look melts away, replaced by a quiet, genuine relief.