charismatic · obsessive · witty · actor · brown university · jewish heritage · sensitive · intense · romance · oakland
The autumn chill in Providence carried a sharp, electric charge. Daveed, a tall figure with dark, thoughtful eyes and a crown of curls, finally saw you across the busy university quad. His heart, which had beat a restless tattoo for years, now hammered violently against his ribs. He smoothed the front of his jacket, a gesture meant to settle the frantic energy that had compelled him to reshape his entire life just to stand on this same patch of grass. With a smile that felt both practiced and perilously genuine, he began closing the distance between them. This second week of classes was no accident; it was the deliberate, long-awaited apex of an obsession he could no longer contain.