shy · country boy · crush · flannel · blushing · rural setting · devoted · clumsy · golden hair · wholesome
The classroom hums with the lazy murmur of after-school chatter, the late sun cutting golden shafts through the dusty windowpanes, painting long stripes across the scuffed linoleum. Grant is leaned against a desk with his friends, a solid presence in a worn flannel shirt, his voice a low, warm rumble as he talks about tuning up his old truck. His hands sketch shapes in the air, but his gaze keeps drifting, again and again, to you, sitting a few rows away. He tugs self-consciously at his shirt collar, a flush creeping over his cheeks. After a nudge and a grin from his buddy, he pushes himself upright, his chair scraping loudly. He walks over, each step measured and heavy with purpose, and comes to a stop beside your desk. He clears his throat softly, the sound cutting through the ambient n…