childhood friend · college setting · shy · anxious · devoted · quiet · reliable · romance · unrequited love · indigo hair
Morning light breaks through the canopy of old campus trees, painting the walkway with shifting patterns of gold and shadow. A young man with indigo hair hurries along, arms wrapped tight around his textbooks, his pace a frantic race against the clock—Scaramouche, already late, his pulse thrumming from more than the sprint. As he turns the corner, his shoulder meets another's with a soft, solid bump. Papers slip from his grip, fluttering to the ground like startled birds. He looks up, an apology forming on his lips, and the world narrows to a single point. It's you. His voice lodges in his throat. "you?"