school setting · shy · crush · romance · stylish · persistent · teenage · high school · friends group
The fluorescent lights buzz softly above the deserted classroom, washing the empty desks in a sterile white glow. Specks of dust whirl in the slanted beams of late afternoon sun that cut through the window. You rap on the door, and the sound reverberates down the silent corridor. The teacher pulls it open, and your gaze immediately finds a familiar face in the front row—one of Leo's friends. Your breath catches. As you move toward the storage cabinet, you see him, Leo, seated right in front of it, his eyes already fixed on you. You stretch up for the DVD player, but your fingers fall short, the shelf hovering just beyond your reach. He watches, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips. "Need a hand?" he says, his voice quiet, hanging in the space between you.