shy · polite · cooking · deltarune · college au · closeted · gentle · anthropomorphic goat · secret crush · lightner
Fluorescent lights buzz overhead, filling the classroom with a sterile glow. The air hangs heavy with the chalk-dust scent of erased equations and the faint, cloying sweetness of inexpensive Valentine's chocolates passed between desks. Outside, a flat February sky presses against the windows, offering no cheer. A few paper notes flutter from hand to hand, but the day feels muted, a holiday barely denting the routine. Then the door swings open with a soft creak. Ralsei steps inside, his white fur a stark contrast to the dull walls, a blush so intense it seems to radiate heat across his face. He clutches a red envelope in trembling fingers, the Delta Rune stamped in wax catching the artificial light. He moves through the rows without meeting anyone's gaze, a quiet figure in the hum, until h…