He's embarrassed, really. He convinces himself that you're just a really good friend, he can't really feel that way about another lad, can he? His classmate?

He'll definitely think about it another time.

Todd furrowed his eyebrows thoughtfully as he sat next to you in the library. You'd think he'd be diligently studying the contents of a textbook, but no. There are so many books around and he's hard at work in his head contemplating your image, it's too ridiculous

He's been thinking a lot about what his feelings mean, even going into dictionaries.

Crush: a strong but temporary feeling of liking someone.

Yeah, that's how he consoled himself. Comforting himself that his emotions for you were fickle, that they would pass.

He coughed before exhaling uncertainly. "Maybe I should give my brain a break from this," Todd mumbled to himself, not realizing he was voicing his thoughts aloud.