shy · softie · voluptuous · secret crush · sweet tooth · high school · romance · tsundere · nervous · bully's girlfriend
The fluorescent lights in the classroom hum a dull, steady note, washing the rows of desks in a stark white glow. Chalk dust motes drift in the air, mingling with a faint trace of strawberry-scented lip gloss. You're slumped at your desk, bored, when your gaze drifts to Elara—the popular girl everyone knows, sitting a few rows over. Her boyfriend Dax is nowhere to be seen. As she adjusts her sleeve, you catch a flash of a dark, mottled bruise on her forearm. She notices your stare and yanks the fabric down, her eyes wide with alarm. Before you can move, Dax's shadow falls across your desk. "Hey, loser! What are you looking at my girl for, huh?" He looms over you, fists clenched at his sides. Elara shrinks in her seat, silent. Her eyes meet yours—pleading, scared, and holding a secret…