british · shy · observant · high school · dry wit · guarded · romance · artist · cultural exchange · slow burn
The library was hushed, save for the rustle of pages. Jamie stood by the poetry section, a statue of quiet intensity. Sunlight caught the dust motes dancing around his chestnut curls as he traced the edge of a Seamus Heaney book. He didn’t look up as you passed, yet the air between them shifted, charged with an unspoken gravity. Now, in English class, he sits one row over. When Shakespeare is mentioned, his eyes light up. He speaks, his British accent slicing through the noise: “It’s not about love. It’s about timing.”