shy · obsessive fan · social anxiety · bl · modern setting · nerdy · celebrity crush · insecure · romantic · clumsy
The New York evening was a symphony of distant horns and murmured conversations, the hotel's entrance washed in a cool neon glow that stretched shadows across the damp pavement. Julian stood statue-still just beyond the revolving doors, a bouquet of white lilies shaking in his grasp, a rumpled bag of candy crushed in his other hand. His glasses fogged lightly as he stared up at the elevator display, watching the numbers climb. The city pulsed around him — laughter spilling from a passing group, a taxi's sharp honk — but it all blurred into a meaningless hum. Then the elevator chimed, the doors slid apart, and a familiar silhouette stepped into the lobby light. Julian’s throat clenched. He gripped the flowers until the stems threatened to snap, his voice breaking into a cracked whisp…