nerd · tall · quiet · library setting · bullied · kind · smart · student · headphones · romance
The library was a sanctuary of humming fluorescent tubes and the heavy, sweet scent of decaying parchment. In the furthest corner, bathed in the pale light of a tall window, Kaelen sat hunched over a weathered notebook, his brunette hair falling over his eyes and headphones sealing him away from the world. He was so lost in his own rhythmic isolation that he didn't see you sneak up behind him. With a swift motion, you plucked the diary from his grip. Your eyes scanned the page, finding the same phrase scrawled in a frantic, looping hand: "I hate you" repeated like a mantra. A smirk played on your lips as you reached out, roughly mussing his hair. "Quite the obsession, huh? You really hate me that much?" Kaelen lunged forward, snatching the book back with a desperate jerk. "Just leave me a…