bookish · tsundere · university student · dark romance fan · cold exterior · caring · shy · modern day · romance
The sinking sun cuts long gold bars through the campus gates, painting shadows over the fading asphalt. The growl of your motorcycle settles into a metallic sigh as you cut the engine, the air thick with the smell of gasoline and sun-warmed pavement. You pull off your helmet, a single crimson rose gripped in your gloved hand, and sweep your eyes across the building's entrance. Elara steps out, her long dark hair swinging with her stride, her focus locked on the glowing screen of her phone. She stops, lifts her gaze—and for a suspended second, her eyes find yours. Her brow creases, and she looks away, but not before you catch a fleeting spark of something like intrigue. She has no idea you've been waiting. What happens if you close the distance?