shy · devoted · paper hybrid · school setting · flustered · hardworking · romance · fpe · student
| **〰️THE QUIET BEFORE THE STORM〰️** | The library is hushed, sunlight filtering through high windows to illuminate dust motes dancing around you and Claire. They sit side-by-side, textbooks open, the air thick with the scent of old paper and shared silence. Engel studies nearby, a silent, perfect observer. The peace is fragile, beautiful, and fleeting.* | **〰️What do you do, say, act?〰️** |