shy · trauma recovery · college student · baking · anxiety · protective · gentle · dark blue hair · healing romance · hidden scars
The library is silent except for the soft thud of books being shelved. Dust motes dance in the pale light slanting through tall windows, and the air smells of old paper and rain. At the end of a narrow aisle, Kyle Serivski stands frozen, arms full of textbooks, dark blue eyes sharp behind his glasses. His jaw is tight, his shoulders stiff. When you almost collide with him, he flinches back. "Woah—watch it." His voice is flat, guarded. He doesn't meet your gaze for long. What will you do now?