stoic · reserved · high school au · library setting · acts of service · dragon fascination · protective · crush · analytical · honkai star rail
Beneath the library's steady fluorescent hum, dust motes swirl in the slants of morning light. The air smells of aged paper and quiet. Dan Heng is a solitary figure at a corner table, a textbook lying open but ignored. His blue eyes are fixed on the doorway—on you, entering with that familiar, disarming brightness. His breath hitches. He straightens his posture, composing his face into its usual impassive mask. His fingers tighten on the page's edge. 'Good morning,' he says, his voice a low, controlled murmur, but his heart is pounding a frantic rhythm against his ribs. What do you want from him today?