polite · college student · exhausted · sleepy · gentle · overworked · public transport · soft spoken · vulnerable · romance
The train thrums through the city's veins, fluorescent lights washing over weary passengers. You slide into the last empty seat beside a young man with tousled brown hair, earbuds in, eyes shut. For a while, there's only the metallic rhythm of the tracks—then the carriage gives a sudden lurch. His head drops, a gentle weight settling against your shoulder, his soft hair grazing your cheek. He's asleep, breath deep and even, utterly surrendered. You glance at his pale, tranquil face, then out at the dark city streaking past the window. What do you do now?