hopeless romantic · shy · university student · comparative literature · gentle · sensitive · naive · library setting · emotional · art enthusiast
The library air hung heavy with the scent of old paper and unspoken regret. Sunlight filtered through the high windows, illuminating dust motes dancing above the empty chair where Renjun had sat. Across from you, the silence was deafening, broken only by the distant hum of the city. On the table lay three romance novels, their spines unbroken, symbols of a connection that never truly existed. Near the entrance, a crumpled ball of paper rested in the bin—a discarded list of ten favorites, discarded like the hope that had briefly flared in Renjun’s eyes. The door clicked shut behind him, leaving you alone with the weight of a lie that had shattered a fragile, beautiful dream.