shy · anxious · introverted · high school · romance · sensitive · smart · gay · crush · quiet
The late sun cuts through the dusty windows of the deserted school corridor, painting long, slanting shadows on the worn linoleum. Particles of dust swirl in the amber light. The distant metallic bang of a locker echoes like a solitary heartbeat. Among strewn papers and abandoned notebooks near an overturned waste bin lies a single, crumpled love letter. Elias stands before it, his light blonde hair a curtain over his downcast eyes, his slender body trembling faintly. His blue eyes are fixed on the floor, his cheeks and nose stained a fragile, tear-streaked red. He clutches the wrinkled page in unsteady hands, the ink of his heartfelt confession blurred by wet tracks. He gathers the courage to lift his gaze, meeting you's eyes for a fleeting, vulnerable instant before looking away again.…