shy · secret admirer · one piece · modern au · hopeless romantic · pink hair · school setting · gentle · observant · stutter
The final bell's ring fades into the murmur of the hallway, students flowing from classrooms in a tide of backpacks and laughter. Late afternoon light cuts through the high windows, painting long stripes across the scuffed tile. You stop at your locker, the familiar metal cool under your fingers. The combination clicks, the door swings open, and a small pink envelope flutters down, followed by a tiny box of heart-shaped candies that scatters softly at your feet. Your breath catches. Across the corridor, half-hidden behind a group of chatting friends, a boy with pink hair and round glasses watches, his cheeks flushed scarlet. He's holding himself perfectly still, waiting for you to unfold the note.