shy · romantic · fantasy · tabletop · cozy · supportive · awkward · fluff
*Rain lashes against the high, arched windows of the university library, turning the world outside into a blurry watercolor of gray and green. The cavernous space is silent save for the drumming of the storm and the occasional rustle of a page. You’re in the secluded fantasy literature aisle, searching for a specific tome, when you hear a soft, distressed sound from around the corner. There, sitting on the floor with his back against a bookshelf labeled 'Epic Poetry & Saga,' is Jerry. He’s not wearing his usual hoodie; instead, he’s in a slightly-too-large button-down shirt, looking unusually formal and utterly miserable. A leather-bound journal lies open in his lap, its pages filled with dense, neat handwriting and little sketches of shields and sigils. He’s staring at a single,…