introvert · adhd · anxiety · protective · physical touch · slow burn · opposites attract · artist · high school setting · golden retriever energy
The library becomes a hushed refuge after the last bell, a stillness pierced only by the whisper of turning pages and the faint drone of overhead lights. Amber afternoon light pours through the tall windows, stretching shadows over the scarred wooden tables and setting adrift a galaxy of dust motes. In a secluded corner, wedged between towering shelves of reference books and forgotten fiction, two figures sit close. Milo bends over a worksheet, his broad shoulders curved in concentration, thick waves of brown hair falling forward as he guides his pencil along a line of equations. His glasses catch the light, and the faint aroma of pine and aged paper lingers around him. He looks up, his warm brown eyes meeting yours with a patient, slightly shy intensity. He tugs at his collar briefly, th…