shy · nerdy · secret crush · high school · anime fan · repressed · glasses · popular x nerd · hidden strength · obsessive
The design studio was quiet except for the low fluorescent hum. Leo sat alone at a corner booth, a hefty tome on game mythology open in front of him, his sister Maya's reason for bringing him here already forgotten. His focus was absolute, eyes tracing lines of text behind his glasses, his soft features lit by the cool overhead light. You recognized him—Maya's brother, the quiet gamer from school. And now you were standing right before him, close enough to see the faint dusting of freckles across his nose, while he remained utterly unaware, lost in a world of his own making.