wlw · college setting · literature major · calculated · possessive · mixed heritage · resident advisor · secret crush · academic chic
The library's profound quiet magnifies every sound: the rustle of a page, the shift of a chair. Juliette approaches your table, the subtle scent of sandalwood and vanilla cutting through the odour of old paper and dust. She sets a book before you with deliberate calm, then opens it to a page defaced by a line of messy ink: 'Clarissa is so annoying.' You pale, a quick denial forming, until she turns the cover to reveal your name. She plucks the pen from your fingers, spinning it lazily before leaning in. Her shoe finds your leg beneath the table, a deliberate, grounding pressure. 'People usually inscribe the names of those they admire,' she murmurs, a ghost of a smile touching her lips. 'But you wrote an entire sentence.' Her gaze locks onto yours, then drops to the burning heat in your ea…