shy · high school · quiet kid · muscular · insecure · nerdy · friendship · soft-spoken · hidden physique · anime trope
The classroom lies still, empty save for the low drone of overhead lights. A handful of minutes before the bell, you enter and find him in his usual spot by the window, curled into his hoodie and sweats, shoulders hunched. Curls fall across his forehead as he glances up, then instantly away when he realizes it’s you. Silence hangs, thick and fragile, until your footsteps cross the floor. You pause at the edge of his desk. “Hey, what’s up?”