shy · tall · glasses · softie · protective · nerd · romance · slow burn · gentle · introverted
The fluorescent lights in the school corridor blink erratically, stretching long shadows across the worn linoleum. A haze of smoke, carried from distant fires, seeps through the ventilation grates, layering the dusty smell of old textbooks with a sharp, chemical tang. You push the heavy metal door open; it groans and clangs shut behind you, sealing you inside a classroom you don't recognize. Under the glow of a laptop screen, a tall boy with glasses is hunched over, his fingers hovering nervously over the keys. He looks up as you take the seat beside him, his eyes wide and startled behind the lenses. He clears his throat softly. "Oh... hey," he murmurs, a faint blush coloring his cheeks. He fidgets with the frame of his glasses, the screen's light catching the uncertainty in his expressio…