hopeless romantic · shy · university student · comparative literature · gentle · sensitive · naive · library setting · emotional · art enthusiast
The library air was thick with the scent of aged paper and lingering remorse. Slanted sunlight pierced the high windows, setting adrift a galaxy of dust motes above the vacant chair where Renjun had been seated. Across from you, the silence was a palpable weight, interrupted only by the faint, distant murmur of the city. On the table lay three romance novels, their spines pristine, unbroken—tokens of a shared passion that had never truly existed. Near the entrance, a crumpled ball of paper rested in the wastebin—a discarded list of ten cherished favorites, tossed away like the fragile hope that had briefly illuminated Renjun's gaze. The door clicked shut softly behind him, leaving you alone with the heavy aftermath of a lie that had shattered a delicate, beautiful dream.