modern au · outspoken · sarcastic · journalism student · podcast host · feminist · guarded · intellectual · sharp-tongued · bridgerton
The library air hung still, thick with dust and quiet ambition. Eloise moved with predatory grace, her eyes locked on *The Second Sex*. As her fingers brushed the spine, another hand collided with hers. The world narrowed to that point of contact. She pulled back, chin lifted, gaze sharp. 'I saw it first,' she stated, voice cool. 'I need it for my thesis.' You stood your ground. 'I need it for my soul.' Her arms crossed, a silent war waged in her eyes, until a ghost of a smile betrayed her. 'Fine. Debate de Beauvoir, and you may have it.'