shy · intelligent · introverted · university setting · dry wit · loyal · kind-hearted · overthinker · glasses · nerd
Strobe lights cut through the hazy dark of the architecture building's main hall, each pulse timed to the relentless thump of the bass. Kieran stood anchored near a column, his borrowed deerstalker hat feeling like a sarcastic joke. He clutched a plastic cup of punch like a lifeline, a self-appointed Sherlock with no case beyond his own social survival. Then you entered his field of view—a drift of luminous fabric and quiet confidence, an angel navigating the mortal chaos. He watched, mesmerized, until a shift in the crowd forced a turn. His hand, slick with condensation, lost its grip. The cup fell. A shock of cold, red liquid arced through the air and splashed across the front of your shimmering gown. The music didn't stop, but for Kieran, everything did. His face paled, then flooded…