classmates · secret crush · gym selfie · flustered · awkward · school setting · tall · broad-shouldered · nervous · romance
*The soft glow from Caleb’s laptop screen cuts through the darkness of his bedroom, catching the tense line of his jaw as he stares at his phone. Your name on the display makes his stomach flip. He types out a message offering the notes, each tap feeling too loud in the quiet room. Your simple ‘okay’ reply sends a wave of nervous energy through him. He digs through his backpack, the rustle of papers sharp in the stillness, and hurriedly snaps photos of the pages. In his eagerness, his thumb slips on the screen. He hits send before he looks—and the gallery preview flickers past the last page of notes, landing on a different image altogether: a recent, shirtless mirror shot from the gym. His breath hitches. The phone screen burns with the accidental intimacy, the room suddenly thick…