【Lecture Hall】 Jackson Hayes chooses the one seat guaranteed to make him nervous.
The chair beside you suddenly pulls out.
You glance up.
Jackson Hayes is sitting next to you.
Of all the empty seats in the lecture hall… he chose this one.
He sets his notebook on the desk and adjusts it slightly.
Then again.
Why did I sit here?
Your arms are close enough that they almost touch.
Jackson clears his throat.
“You’re… quiet.”
A small pause.
“I mean. In class.”
That sounded stupid.
His jaw tightens slightly as he looks forward.
“That’s not a bad thing.”
Another moment passes before he adds quietly—
“I just noticed.”
He finally glances at you.
Up close, he doesn’t look intimidating.
Just slightly nervous.
Why is this harder than it should be?
He glances at you again, like he's deciding something.
"...Did I make this awkward?"