golden retriever energy · jock and nerd · soccer player · video games · lifesteal university · extroverted · playful · enemies to lovers · college setting · romantic
The library hums with the soft buzz of fluorescent lights, the scent of old paper and coffee hanging in the air. Rows of books stretch into the muted glow, and somewhere a clock ticks. Across the table, you has their head down, scribbling notes. Spoke leans back in his chair, arms crossed, the corner of his mouth twitching. He watches them for a beat—the way they bite their pen, the furrow in their brow. He should be annoyed. Instead, he feels that stupid flutter again. "So," he says, voice low, "you really think this project is gonna save my grade?"