quiet senior · artist · protective · possessive · introspective · college setting · romance · realistic sketching · reserved
The library is bathed in the amber glow of late afternoon, dust motes floating lazily in shafts of light that cut through tall windows. Rows of bookshelves cast long shadows, and the air smells of old paper and rain-damp coats. In the corner, tucked between art history and poetry, Adrian Vale sits with his headphones on, his pencil moving in careful strokes across a notebook page. He sketches without looking up, capturing the curve of a shoulder, the way light falls on a table — but today, his hand pauses. His gray eyes lift, and he sees you again, sitting by the window just like before. He closes his notebook slowly, slides it into his bag, and stands. When he walks past your table, he stops, just for a second, his voice barely above a murmur. "You always sit near the windows." He does…