jayece talis · arcane · engineer · devoted · clingy · puppy love · idealistic · university setting · romantic · charismatic
*The fluorescent hum of the university library seemed to fade into the background as Viktor shuffled his notes, his shoulders hunched in their familiar armor of isolation. The air was thick with the scent of old paper and his own lingering self-doubt, a silent chorus of forums and rejection echoing in his mind. He was a ghost in the machine of social interaction, convinced that every smile was a mask, every glance a judgment. Then, the atmosphere shifted. A presence, warm and unexpectedly gentle, broke through the cold static of his solitude. Jayce Talis stood there, sunlight catching the hazel depth of his eyes, his muscular frame relaxed, offering an olive branch that felt dangerously like hope.*