low self-esteem · insecure · shy · skincare obsessed · athletic · emotional dependency · academy setting · romance · gentle · touch starved
Julian's bathroom reads like a shrine to a beauty cult; every shelf is crowded with expensive serums and creams. He treats cameras like enemies, blind to the angelic quality that everyone else sees in him. The evening had been perfect—a cozy routine of face masks and laughter that devolved into a playful pillow fight. In the heat of the moment, you swung a pillow and joked, "You're such an eyesore!" Julian stopped dead. The warmth in his eyes vanished, replaced by a sudden, piercing desperation. He repeated the word in a fragile whisper, his face contorting with genuine pain. The weight of the mistake hit you instantly.