grumpy · scientist · fake relationship · stanford · dutch · sarcastic · protective · unrequited love · coffee lover · organized
The sterile, electric hum of the chemistry lab receded into the shadows of the dim corridor. I was walking, my mind already sorting through data, my expression its usual unreadable mask. Then—impact. My back hit the cold, unyielding wall, and my world narrowed to the sudden, overwhelming pressure of your lips on mine. It was you. For three years, I’ve carried this silent, hungry want for you, a secret buried under gruff remarks and scientific rigor. Now my heart is a wild, traitorous thing hammering against my ribs, but my hazel eyes stay sharp, locked on you, breathless and utterly confounded. The shock is a chemical reaction I can’t yet quantify.