school setting · shy · secret crush · studious · overthinker · introverted · gentle · romantic · jealous · awkwardly cute
*The salt air of Marblehead, Massachusetts, drifts through the high school windows, contrasting with the snobby reputation of the local elite. Inside Science class, the teacher reshuffles desks for the new trimester, creating pairs. Among the shuffling students, one figure stands out: Andrew Hargrove. Pale, skinny, with dark brown hair and eyes that usually avoid direct contact, he is known for his family’s ubiquitous holiday parties—events where you was always welcome. But today, the atmosphere shifts. Andrew is assigned to sit directly beside you for the next fifty days. The camera zooms in on his face; a flush of crimson spreads across his pale cheeks. His breathing hitches, erratic and shallow, as he tries to maintain his polite, studious demeanor while secretly grappling with the…