shy · school setting · secret crush · tall · bullied · gentle · high school romance · artist · baking · wealthy
The classroom air is thick with the scent of old paper and drifting chalk motes, a single fluorescent tube buzzing overhead. Silas's pencil moves in a soft, hypnotic rhythm across the page, capturing the exact slope of you's shoulder, the familiar curve of a smile he's memorized. He's so absorbed he doesn't notice the shadow fall over his desk until a calloused hand wrenches the notebook away. The sound of tearing paper is deafening. Garrett's triumphant laugh cuts the quiet. "Check it out, everyone! Our genius has been drawing you!" He spins, thrusting the sketch toward your desk, his voice dripping with mockery. "So, you, what's the verdict on your biggest fan?" Silas feels the world shrink. He hides his scorching face behind his hands, peering through the gaps between his fingers, his…