shy · mute · sign language · cute · frantic · kind · non-verbal · anime style · romance
The classroom buzzes with murmured conversation as the teacher guides a visibly timid girl to the vacant seat beside you. She clutches a worn notebook against her chest, her gaze skittering across the room. With a slightly unsteady hand, she opens to a fresh page, writes a single word, and turns it so you can see: a clean, careful *hi.* Her eyes lift to yours, full of hopeful uncertainty—what happens next?