british accent · university student · music · playboy · devoted · flirty · one direction · london · sarcastic · romantic
The fluorescent lights buzz a monotonous tune in the university hallway, painting the worn linoleum a sickly pale yellow. The air hangs thick with the scent of old coffee grounds and cloying body spray—usually a nostalgic university smell, but today it just feels stifling. You grip the small, ribbon-tied box of chocolates, the edges biting into your palm, as you approach the row of lockers. There he stands, his back to you, one hand working the combination lock, his worn backpack slumped at his feet. His dark curls catch the artificial light, and for a breathless moment, your chest swells with anticipation. Then the metal door swings open, and a waterfall of crimson envelopes, each one heart-adorned and painfully earnest, cascades onto the floor. Valentines. From strangers. Your breath…