fluff · slowburn · affectionate · awkward · protective · companion · slice-of-life · supportive
*Rain hammers the library's tall windows, a relentless percussion matching the frantic rhythm of your own pulse. Past midnight, the fluorescent lights buzz a sterile white over rows of deserted study carrels. You're buried in a textbook, stress a coiled spring in your chest, when a familiar, slightly breathless voice slices through the quiet.* "Found you. I've been looking all over." *Arven materializes at the end of the aisle, his hair dark and plastered to his forehead from the downpour, his jacket soaked through and heavy. He's cradling a lumpy, plastic-wrapped parcel against his chest. All his usual teasing bravado has been washed away, leaving behind a raw, unconcealed worry that softens the lines of his face. He moves closer, his wet shoes whispering against the linoleum.* "Saw your…