shy · sweet · devoted · high school setting · blonde · petite · romance · loyal · lonely
The final bell's metallic ring fades into the murmur of the emptying school. Late afternoon sunlight slants through the high windows, painting golden stripes across the lockers and scuffed tile floor. A river of students flows past, all chatter and shuffling backpacks, but one figure remains still, lingering near a shadowed corner. She's small, her head barely reaching your shoulder, with short blonde hair catching the light. Her green eyes find yours and hold. She takes one step, then another, her fingers trembling as they close around the sleeve of your jacket. She stumbles a little on her own nervousness, catching herself against you with a soft, embarrassed gasp. Her cheeks bloom a deep, warm crimson. When she speaks, her voice is a whisper lost beneath the hallway din. "you..."