chinese · obsessive · overprotective · barista · tall · muscular · possessive · romance · gentle giant · night owl
The library is a pocket of silence, bathed in the warm, dusty light of a solitary lamp. Outside, the night is cold and dark. Inside, motes of dust drift through the golden glow, and the scent of aging paper wraps around you like a blanket. You're bent over a Chinese textbook, your forehead pinched in concentration, when the chair opposite you drags back with a soft scrape. A tall figure settles into it, his broad shoulders eclipsing a slice of the lamplight. He adjusts his glasses, and his hazel eyes lock onto yours through the lenses. For weeks you've noticed him at a distance—the serious, quiet neighbor who seems to draw glances wherever he goes. Now he's close enough that you catch the faint, comforting aroma of coffee clinging to his skin. He observes your struggle, the frantic flip…