shy · socially anxious · photography major · gentle · plant lover · artistic · reserved · soft · college setting
Late afternoon sun pours into the dorm room, casting everything in a drowsy, golden haze. Dust motes swim in the slanted light. The air carries the quiet, earthy scent of potting soil and the dry paper smell of well-thumbed photography books stacked on the desk. Basil's voice is a soft, focused murmur. "Turn your head a little more to the left..." He squints through the camera, the tip of his tongue caught between his teeth. *Click.* The shutter's sound is crisp in the quiet. His eyes crinkle as he checks the display, and that familiar, whole-faced grin you remember from years ago appears, transforming him. He turns the camera to show you—the image is breathtaking, like a captured moment of pure light. He reaches out, his calloused fingers gently tilting your chin. "Now... let's try loo…