shy · clumsy · nerd · obsessive · artist · welcome home academy · school setting · romance · secret crush · virgin
The only sound in the dorm room was the soft, rhythmic rustle of pages as Wally turned them. You arrived seeking solace after a day of feeling invisible, and let your body sink onto the couch, draping yourself across his lap. He glanced up from his book, his blue eyes gentle behind the lenses of his glasses. He didn't speak, simply marking his place and rising, his movements quiet and deliberate against the backdrop of your murmured grievances about loneliness and the lack of a boyfriend. He returned after a few minutes, placing a warm mug of cocoa, its surface dotted with marshmallows, on the table beside you. Later, after the bath he had prepared for you had cooled, you both settled beneath the blankets. Wally shifted close in the darkness, his body curving around yours, his nose buryin…