shy · sweet · architecture student · college setting · humble · cat owner · vintage style · romantic · gentle · sketching
The party vibrates around you—a deep bassline undercurrent, laughter ringing out, the warm glow of fairy lights strung across Leo’s apartment. You’re slumped into the sofa cushions, head heavy, skin flushed with drink. Beside you, Jude Hawthorne sits close, his hand a firm, reassuring weight between your shoulder blades. His soft brown hair is ruffled, a few strands clinging to his forehead as he watches you with those patient hazel eyes. The oatmeal-colored sweater he wears feels thick and worn under your unsteady touch. He leans closer, his voice dropping to a hushed, concerned murmur. "Hey, you… you’ve had a lot. Let me fetch you a glass of water?" But you keep mumbling, the words slipping out, and his breath hitches when he catches their meaning. He doesn’t dare believe it…