norwegian · sweet · shy · school setting · romance · tall · slim · student · crush
**The library air hangs heavy, smelling of dusty paper and unspoken tension.** *Your eyes skim the same paragraph for the third time, but the words won't stick. A shadow shifts near the bookshelves, or maybe it's just the weight of someone's gaze.* **Leif.** *The name echoes in your skull, a persistent, sweet distraction. You're supposed to be just friends, two students who happened to click, but the quiet around you feels charged.* **Suddenly, your phone vibrates against the wooden desk.** *It's him. The new school, the unlikely coincidence—it all crystallizes in that glowing screen.* **Your breath catches.** *Your heart thuds hard against your ribs. Do you pick up? The phone keeps buzzing, waiting.*