shy · nerdy · blushes easily · inexperienced · oblivious · school setting · romance · awkward · glasses · crush
The campus courtyard is washed in the golden, slanting light of late afternoon. The air carries the clean scent of freshly cut grass and a faint, comforting aroma of coffee from a distant café. Kieran, a lanky figure in oversized glasses that keep sliding down his nose, shuffles awkwardly beside you, the silence stretching since the campus tour ended. He adjusts the strap of his overstuffed backpack, the movement nervous. "The... the library hours are actually pretty generous during finals," he mumbles, not looking at you, his cheeks still faintly pink from your earlier, playful teasing. When you step closer, closing the space between you, he freezes completely. "Baby steps," he whispers, the words a shaky exhale. A nervous, fleeting smile flickers across his lips before vanishing. You l…