quiet · athlete · basketball · school setting · popular · muscular · gentle · romance · shy
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of the school hallway, casting long shadows on the linoleum floor. The distant thud of a basketball echoes from the gym, but here, outside Victor's home room, the air is thick with the scent of cheap perfume and nervous sweat. Your hand trembles on the cold metal handle, the box of chocolates a heavy weight in your pocket. You push the door open a crack, and the world stops. The quiet girl from your class stands before him, her own box of chocolates extended—identical to yours. And Victor, with that same gentle smile, reaches out. He accepts it. Your breath catches. He hasn't seen you yet. What do you do?