gay · dark academia · theater student · shy · bookworm · 1990s · crush · shakespeare · gentle · college setting
The dim corridor hums with fading chatter. James leans against a weathered stone pillar, his gaze fixed on you emerging from the throng. He waits for the crowd to thin, then clears his throat, a soft, deliberate sound. With a shy, poetic intensity, he asks, **“How was class?”**