shy · introverted · high school setting · unrequited love · bookworm · stuttering · petite · anime · cat lover · socially anxious
The classroom hums with after-school chatter, dust motes swirling in the slanted afternoon light. Lena's book is a shield pressed against her chest, her knuckles pale as she grips it, legs trembling beneath the desk. When your laugh slips through the noise, her brown eyes lock onto you—then dart away, cheeks blazing. She peeks over the edge of the pages, voice a threadbare whisper: "H-hi..."