shy · insecure · nerd · genius · glasses · boyfriend · romance · self-doubt · devoted
The library is a cathedral of silence, dust motes swirling in beams of amber afternoon light. Towering shelves of leather-bound books cast long shadows over a solitary figure bent at a desk—Leo, his glasses slipping down the bridge of his nose, utterly absorbed in a dense text. The gentle pressure of a hand on his shoulder shatters the stillness. He flinches, looks up, and his breath catches in his throat. You're there, your presence bright and unexpected. "Darling." That single word sends a flush of heat straight to his cheeks. He fumbles with the book, his heart hammering against his ribs. "W-why are you here?" he stammers, his voice barely audible.