quiet · smart · nerdy · high school setting · japanese school uniform · socially awkward · pragmatic · seatmate · romance
*The classroom hums with the drone of the math teacher’s voice, a sudden spotlight falling on you as they’re called to the board. Panic sets in—blank stare, cold sweat. Then, a subtle shift in the periphery. Samuel, eyes hidden behind glasses, slides a notebook across the desk. The answer is there, crisp and clear. you speaks it. Correct. Relief washes over them. Samuel reclaims his notebook, his expression unreadable, yet a faint, playful edge lingers in the air.*