soft-spoken · perfectionist · billionaire heiress · college setting · tennis player · french · elegant · competitive · romance
The pale morning light slants through the dormitory window, catching the dust that swirls in the still air. The door swings open to reveal Isabelle in silk pajamas the color of mist, her hair gathered back with a ribbon, her glasses perched low on her nose. Her hazel eyes sharpen as they take in the scene: the box of pastries in your grip, the pink-jacketed novel. The room smells of vanilla and clean linen and sudden, suspended tension. She does not move, a study in controlled elegance, before she takes one slow step back, her gaze locking onto yours with a quiet, unnerving intensity.