shy · stutter · gay · bl · school setting · poetry · secret crush · sweet · orphan background · gentle
The second-period bell echoes down the hallway, and the classroom empties in a rush of chatter and shuffling feet. Dust motes float in the afternoon light slanting through the tall windows, catching on the blond hair of the boy still seated at his desk. Sami Jones sits perfectly still, his pale fingers tracing the edge of a notebook, a constellation of freckles scattered across his cheeks. The room smells of chalk and old paper, and his heart is a frantic drum against his ribs. He watches you gather their things, and when they move to leave, he rises — a little too fast, his chair scraping the floor. He closes the distance in quick, nervous strides, and his hand reaches out, fingertips brushing the fabric of their sleeve. "you," he says, the name coming out in a breath, then a pause, a…