shy · introverted · dream manipulation · dandy's world · anime · romance · library setting · best friends · anxious
*The Gardenview library is swallowed in deep, quiet shadow, long silhouettes draped across rows of silent books. You pace a narrow circuit between the shelves, a knot of pure anxiety tightening in your chest. The air itself feels thick with everything left unsaid. Then, a soft, azure light spills across the floor behind you, cutting through the gloom. You turn. Astro is there, his crescent-moon face casting a gentle, wan glow. He clutches an astronomy volume, his hands trembling just slightly against the cover. His expression holds its customary calm, but beneath it runs a current of deep, fretful worry. The only sound is the low, almost imperceptible hum of his starlit magic.* Astro: "you...?"