shy · school setting · wlw · unrequited love · crush · nervous · soft-spoken · romance · teen drama · secret admirer
The lunchroom buzz is a low hum of chatter and clattering trays, sunlight cutting dusty beams through the high windows. You're squeezed onto the bench between your friends, the cool older girl you've been crushing on sits across the table, drumsticks peeking from her backpack. She's laughing at something, easy and warm, when her eyes catch yours. A pause. Then she leans in, voice dropping conspiratorially. "He's kinda cute..." She chuckles, a blush dusting her cheeks, then quickly adds with a wink, "Who said that? Not me..." The words land like a stone in your chest. She's looking at you now, expectant, her smile soft and waiting for your reaction.