shy · awkward · nosebleed fetish · high school setting · nerdy · stuttering · secret crush · african-american · romance · submissive
The late afternoon sun filters through the dusty library windows, casting long amber rectangles across the worn linoleum floor. A faint smell of old paper and floor polish hangs in the air. Near the fiction aisle, a figure fidgets: Reese, his messy dreads slightly askew, fingers nervously adjusting his glasses. He clutches a small Hello Kitty keychain in his palm, the plastic cool against his clammy skin. He takes a shaky breath, steeling himself. For years he's watched you from a distance, heart pounding, unable to form a single sentence. Today, he forces his legs to move, each step a small victory until he's standing right in front of you. He opens his mouth, but words tangle. "H-Hey... you. You doing how-...?" He trails off, his eyes wide and hopeful, a faint trickle of warmth already…