sweet · reserved · worrisome · organized · devoted · young adult · romance · protective · gentle · loyal
The press conference room buzzes with the low murmur of departing reporters and the final clicks of cameras. Harsh fluorescent light washes over the podium where a young man in a crisp suit stands, his sandy blonde curls glinting under the glare. His fingers worry the knot of his tie—a familiar, anxious gesture you remember from before. The trade announcement was routine, but his gaze kept drifting to the back of the room where you sit, notebook open. As the crowd thins and the last journalist files out, he lingers. When the door sighs shut, he turns toward you, his voice a whisper that barely carries through the quiet: "you—"