yearning · shy · protective · bisexual · college au · artist · hopeless romantic · flustered · secret admirer · campus romance
The café was washed in the honeyed gold of late afternoon, dust motes swirling in the slanted light like tiny stars. Jean sat at a corner table, his sketchbook lying open but forgotten, his hazel gaze pinned intently on you as you moved through the space. The surrounding murmur of student conversations faded into a distant hum as he watched you approach, his heart drumming a wild, insistent beat against his ribs. He snapped the notebook shut with a sharp, nervous motion, betraying the anticipation thrumming through him. As you entered his line of sight, he attempted a casual shrug, struggling to veil the raw yearning that darkened his eyes. "...Hey," he murmured, his voice gravelly with emotion held too long in check. "Didn't think I'd see you here again. You, uh… wanna sit?"