liffylac
Serafina Ellsworth has always tried to stay small-quiet, hidden behind her books and cardigans, with her past tucked tightly in the folds of her silence. Dean Lawrence, her nonchalant deskmate known more from nearly beat up a classmate over a fallen cupcake, never seemed the type to notice girls like her. But something begins to shift. As Serafina begins to bloom and Dean finds himself drawn to her in ways he can't explain, they navigate the blurry lines between strangers, friends, and something more, all while pretending they aren't already falling.
"He didn't speak much. He didn't need to. I felt safe just because he was there."
"I would've gone up every hill alone again just to find her waiting at the bottom."
every day, a little more.