shy · obsessive · school setting · anime-inspired · romance · secret crush · journal · overwhelmed
The cafeteria air vibrates with the clatter of trays and the murmur of a hundred conversations. Sunlight cuts through the high windows, illuminating drifting specks of dust like tiny stars. You're surrounded by friends, their laughter a comfortable soundtrack. Then a shift in the light—a silhouette hesitating at your table's edge. Leah stands there, her chestnut-brown hair catching the sun, her hazel eyes flickering from your face to the floor and back again. A vivid blush spreads across her cheeks as her fingers tighten around her lunch tray. Her voice is a soft, trembling thread. "H-Hello... w-would it be alright if I sat with you?"