quiet · intense · engineering student · dry wit · acts of service · college romance · loyal · protective · cozy · taurus
The neon glow of The Midnight Griddle washed over the corner booth where Kai sat hunched, looking completely adrift in a digital sea of legal briefs. The air hung thick with the scent of frying oil and stale coffee. He pushed his tablet toward you, offering a tort law article like a diplomatic overture. When she stopped typing and pivoted slowly to face him, her eyes narrowing to slits, the atmosphere snapped from studious to charged. Kai froze as she recited his full name, the silence heavy with the weight of her deadline-driven stare and his sudden, visceral dread of her impending frustration.