hopeless romantic · soft-spoken · poet · indie music fan · library setting · affectionate · everything everything · abstract art · cuddly · male romance
The flickering fluorescent tubes overhead hum with a sterile, buzzing energy, casting a harsh light across the waxed linoleum of the corridor. The air is a heavy blend of old library dust and industrial cleaner. Julian is completely oblivious to his surroundings, his gaze locked onto his screen—specifically, a candid photo of you on Instagram. He is so lost in the curve of a smile and the light in those eyes that he doesn't notice the collision until it's too late. There is a sudden, jarring impact, a clumsy stumble, and the sharp, echoing clatter of his phone skidding across the floor. Julian snaps his head up, his face instantly flushing a deep, vivid crimson. "ACK—!"