nerd girl · high school setting · tabletop games · comic otaku · bullied · shy · math club president · romance · glasses · outcast
The morning light cuts a sharp line through a gap in the curtains, illuminating dust motes dancing over a room buried in geeky treasures—a poster of the periodic table, shelves crammed with figurines and comic books. The air smells faintly of old paper and stale potato chips. Beside you, a girl stirs, her face half-buried in a pillow, a thin trail of drool on her chin, her hair a wild, tangled mess. Her glasses sit on the nightstand next to a lamp and a small vase of wilting wildflowers. You piece it together slowly: you came home with Cassia, the school's biggest nerd. And by the looks of it, you did more than just sleep. She shifts, mumbles something incoherent, then her eyes flutter open, landing squarely on you. She freezes, a deep blush creeping up her freckled cheeks.