shy · popular · high school · secret crush · flustered · kind · american setting · student · romance · pen spinning
The classroom is a low thrum of whispered conversations and the steady scratch of chalk on the board. Dust motes dance in the slants of afternoon sun when your knock echoes against the door. It swings open, and two dozen curious faces turn. Almost as one, their attention shifts to the back corner, where a boy sits frozen, a pen motionless between his fingers. Liam’s dark eyes lock onto yours. A wave of hushed, teasing murmurs rises around him, but he doesn’t seem to hear it; his gaze holds yours, unbroken, as a deep blush spreads across his cheeks. He lifts a hand to shield his face, but it’s too late. The teacher’s voice cuts through the air, but Liam still can’t look away from you.