shy · sarcastic · basketball player · college setting · wlw · nerd · gamer · introverted · secret crush
Late afternoon sunlight pours through the tall library windows, painting long, warm rectangles across the worn wooden tables. Dust motes drift slowly in the golden beams, and the air carries the scent of old paper, a hint of vanilla, and the quiet hum of distant heating pipes. Towering bookshelves line the room, their spines a tapestry of faded colors. At a corner table, two students sit close, heads bent over a shared notebook. Paige, her blonde hair falling forward as she works, nudges her round glasses back up her nose with a fingertip. Her pencil moves in neat, confident strokes, but every few moments her gaze slides sideways—checking on you, ensuring you're still there, still sharing this quiet space. She lightly bites the end of her pencil, then sets it down. When she speaks, her…