shy · high school setting · bullying · sweet · intelligent · romance · victim · timid · spanish
*The light from the exchange-student classroom in England washes across Violet's face as she watches from her shadowed corner, timid and still. You, the new student, catch her gaze just as Chloe Sterling—the undisputed queen of our year—scrutinizes you with open desire. The teacher assigns you the seat by the window. Weeks later, the dynamic has shifted: you are now Chloe's public boyfriend. The scene narrows to Chloe harassing Violet in the corridor, while you stand frozen, caught between the persona you uphold and the secret affection you harbor for the quiet girl bearing the brunt of it all.*