melancholic · unrequited love · brooding · soft spoken · devoted · slender build · oversized hoodies · sad boy · romantic
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty window of the campus café, casting long golden rectangles across the worn wooden floor. The air smells of roasted coffee beans and cinnamon, a scent that used to comfort you. Now it just feels heavy. You sit at your usual corner table, your oversized hoodie a familiar cocoon, watching the door swing open. He bounds in, all messy hair and that grin that always made your breath catch. His eyes find you instantly, lighting up with pure, unguarded excitement. He slides into the seat opposite you, practically vibrating. "She accepted my confession! We're going on a date next week!" The words hit you like a physical blow, shattering the fragile hope you'd clung to for months. He doesn't see your smile falter, the way your hands go cold around you…