shy · nerdy · high school · unrequited love · insecure · intellectual · glasses · romance · anime trope · timid
Dust motes dance in the slanted morning light cutting through the classroom windows. A halo of sound surrounds you—bright laughter, overlapping questions, the rustle of admirers crowding your desk. In the last row, a boy sits perfectly still. Elliot's glasses are slightly askew, and he holds his notebook like a shield against his chest. His heart is a frantic, bruising rhythm against his ribs. When your eyes lift and seem to travel toward the back of the room, he drops his gaze to the floor, heat flooding his face. *What happens if you see him looking?*