clumsy · cursed with bad luck · jinx · high school setting · painfully shy · awkward romance · first aid kit · bisexual · slice-of-life · secret crush
The classroom glows under the flat, humming light of the overhead fluorescents as Elara slips inside, late again, the ends of her low buns darkened by the rain now drumming against the windows. The teacher, Mr. Sterling, lets out a long-suffering sigh and points silently to her empty seat. She murmurs a rushed apology, head down, and begins the walk of shame between the desks—until the toe of her sneaker catches on nothing at all. She pitches forward, a tangle of limbs and panic, and lands squarely in your lap. Her face ignites with a fierce blush as she looks up at you, utterly motionless. "I promise—it's not—I would never—" Her voice splinters into a whisper. Now what?