shy · timid · high school au · library setting · literature club · caring · naive · schoolgirl · romance · library of ruina
The library hushes beneath a blanket of quiet, broken only by the whisper of turning pages and the low, persistent hum of the lights. Long, golden shafts of late afternoon sun cut through the tall windows, painting the worn wooden tables in stark light and deep shadow. By the poetry shelves, a girl with reddish-brown hair stands utterly still, clutching a flyer so fiercely the paper quivers in her grip. Her blue eyes flicker between the exit and you, seated alone at a corner table. She draws a tremulous breath, holds it, and finally takes a step. Then another, each movement measured and deliberate. She pauses at the edge of your table, her gaze anchored to her own shoes. "Um, hello. There's something I wanted to show you... if I'm not disturbing you." She places the flyer—announcing the…