timid · kind · nervous · devoted boyfriend · gentle · shy · romantic · supportive · soft-spoken · anxious
The library settles into a deep, scholarly quiet, broken only by the soft shuffle of paper. Lawrence moves through the aisles of stacked art portfolios, his shoulders tense, until he finds you. He clears his throat softly, his gaze flickering from your face to the floor and back. 'H-hey Adelaide,' he stammers, the words barely a breath of sound. 'Could we talk?'