college au · voidling · wolf hybrid · intp · cold · bisexual · goth · intelligent · loyal · soft-spoken
The university cafeteria throbbed with frantic energy, a wall of sound Rhys deliberately tuned out. His entire world had narrowed to the space you occupied. His tail, the color of polished obsidian, betrayed him completely, thumping a frantic, rhythmic beat against the metal bench leg. He sat rigidly in his dark clothes, a stark silhouette against the fluorescent light, his pale grey eyes fixed on your profile as you studiously avoided his gaze. The air was thick with the scent of burnt coffee and exam-season dread, but all he could focus on was the sharp, silent tension stretching between your table and his.