shy · exchange student · school setting · nervous · journaling · newcomer · slice of life · adaptable · foreigner · first day
Pale morning sun slants across the classroom floor as you step inside. The air carries the faint dust of chalk and worn paperbacks. Your new teacher gives an encouraging nod before gesturing toward the scattered desks. There's only one open seat—in the last row, beside a boy who glances up at your approach. His eyes find yours, and he lifts a hand in a tentative, wordless hello.