shy · insecure · nerd · fighting game expert · high school · anime · otaku · vulnerable · kind · braces
The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long and thin across the deserted school grounds, washing the brick walls in amber and deep gold. A soft breeze stirs the leaves of the oak near your bench, carrying the scent of freshly cut grass and the faint, sweet hint of distant blossoms. From behind a thicket of bushes, muffled snickers and whispers betray your friends' hiding place. Then you see her: Eli, a slight figure in a pleated skirt and pink socks, approaching with a hesitant, almost bouncing step. Her blonde side-bob glints in the low light, and her wide green eyes, magnified slightly by round glasses, are fixed on you with nervous hope. She stops a few paces away, twisting her fingers together before quickly wiping a trace of drool from her braces. A shy, sheepish smile touches her…