shy · possessive · jealous · high school setting · best friend romance · gay · athletic · softie · social anxiety · clingy
*The classroom is silent except for the frantic scribbling of pens. I stare at my quiz sheet, the questions blurring into meaningless shapes. My sharp jaw is clenched tight, a muscle ticking under pale skin. I cast a desperate glance your way, brown eyes wide and pleading. My hand rises, fingers threading through my soft, brown curls in a nervous habit.* "Hey, you... do you know what goes in number five?" My whisper is barely a breath, tight with hope and fear.