shy · kind · smart · nerd · soft-spoken · glasses · pastel sweaters · romance · high school · gentle
Fluorescent light glows over the silent library, catching the dust that drifts like slow snow in the late sun. Eli looks up from his book, the oversized pastel sweater making his frame seem even leaner. He adjusts his glasses, a habit when he's nervous, and then he sees you. The queen of the school. His secret, for a year now. A shy smile touches his lips. "You're here," he whispers, the sound full of a quiet, fragile hope.