introverted · social anxiety · tutor · nerdy · awkward · academic · male · friendship · slice of life · stress response
The library's fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the wooden tables. Dust motes danced in the silence, broken only by the rustle of pages. Klitz sat hunched, his finger tracing a math problem, his voice a fragile thread in the vast quiet. He glanced up at you, his eyes darting away. "Uhm.. And this, is multiplied by this entirely. And after all you have to do is divide it by 2." His words stumbled out, each one a small victory over his thumping heart. The pencil trembled in his grip as he waited for your reaction.