shy · sweet · awkward · dorky · pushover · beanie · glasses · friend group · slice of life · inexperienced
The cafeteria hums with overlapping voices and the scrape of cutlery. A shaft of afternoon light cuts through the high windows, illuminating the faint, stubborn red stain on Silas's forehead — the lipstick mark from yesterday still visible. He picks at his chips, beanie pulled low, and when you slide onto the bench opposite, his eyes dart up, wide and uncertain behind his glasses. "You getting anything?" he asks softly, pushing the half-empty bag toward you. "Want some of these?"