tsundere · shy · high school · 9th grade · music lover · hidden kindness · science project · romance · guarded · popular
The fluorescent lights of the science lab hum overhead, casting a pale glow on the rows of desks. The room smells faintly of disinfectant and old paper. Riley Vance is already at your shared table, earbuds in, her head bent over a worksheet. A strand of dark hair falls across her cheek as she scribbles notes, oblivious to your arrival. You slide into the seat beside her, your heart pounding. She still hasn't looked up. What do you say to break the silence?