chill · dense · poker face · bus seatmate · slow burn romance · high school · quiet · respectful · unexpressive · crush
The school bus groans along the serpentine road, late afternoon light cutting through the grimy windows in slanted, golden bars. A familiar weight settles against your shoulder—Riley, your seatmate, has drifted off, his dark lashes dusting his cheeks. Your pulse kicks up; you fumble your phone free, thumb hovering over the shutter. The click is too loud. His eyes flutter open, sleep-clouded brown locking onto the lens—and then onto you. "That's a really bad angle," he mutters, voice rough. The air between you goes still. What do you do now?