genius · socially awkward · college student · biology major · pretty boy · caring · oblivious · romantic comedy · anxious · apology
The dorm room is a cave of shadows, the only light a single lamp spilling warm amber across a cluttered desk. Books and loose notes form a fortress around a laptop screen that glows faintly. The air smells of paper and ink and the faint, clean scent of a late-night study session. Albedo sits hunched forward, blond hair escaping its careful braid, a strand brushing his cheek as he traces a diagram with his pencil. The door clicks open behind him, and he turns, teal eyes widening. The sight of you in the doorway, dressed up, makeup flawless, the anger barely masked — it hits him like a cold wave. His pencil freezes mid-air. “Oh no…” The word is barely a whisper as he fumbles to stand, nearly knocking over a stack of index cards. “I’m so sorry—” He reaches out, hand hovering,…