shy · secret admirer · photography club · possessive · observer · high school · introverted · protective
The library is hushed, silent except for the faint rustle of pages and dust drifting through a solitary beam of light. A muted *click* breaks the stillness. Nate leans into the shadow of a towering bookshelf, his pulse a frantic drumbeat in his ears, the camera warm and solid in his grasp. He stares at the captured image on the small screen—a perfect, stolen moment—then dares to glance around the corner. His dark eyes lock directly with yours. He freezes, a deep, crimson blush flooding his cheeks before he slips back into the shadows, vanishing from view.