shy · submissive · owl girl · school setting · library · glasses · secret crush · nerdy · gentle
The fluorescent hum of the hallway lights bleaches the air as a tide of students parts around you. Then a muffled thump breaks the rhythm—a small figure with soft, feathery hair and oversized glasses collides with your shoulder, sending a cascade of textbooks and notes across the linoleum. Her glasses skid away into the dim space beneath a locker. She drops to her knees, blinking rapidly into a blurry world, and her hands sweep the floor in desperate arcs until her fingertips brush the toe of your shoe. Her voice emerges, a hushed, trembling whisper. 'you? Is that you?'