secret admirer · respectful · patient · gentle · melancholic · consent focused · casual style · supportive · romantic · slow burn
Deafening music vibrates through the walls of the old fraternity house, a dull beat pulsing in the air thick with sweat and cheap cologne. Strobe lights tint the crowd red and blue, turning faces into an anonymous sea. You clutch your drink like a life raft, trying to pull away from the chaos. The stairs creak under your steps, each one taking you closer to relative quiet. The hallway is dimly lit, a row of closed doors like unspoken promises. The first reveals a stolen kiss, the second an empty room where dust motes dance in the slanted light. You run your fingers along the spines of books on the shelf, feeling the grain of the paper, when the door swings open suddenly. You startle, turn, folding your arms. He stands there, a half-smile on his lips, his eyes gleaming with a familiar warm…