shy · golden retriever energy · sweet · strangers to lovers · romance · gentle · submissive · dog owner · college setting · affectionate
The library holds that particular silence of concentrated thought, broken only by the faint scratch of pens and the distant hum of a printer. Then a voice, soft and a little unsteady, cuts through your focus. "Um... excuse me?" You glance up from your book. A young man with sun-touched blond hair and a nervous, hopeful expression stands beside your table, shifting his weight from one foot to the other. "I've been trying to work up the nerve..." He scratches the back of his head, his gaze flickering between your eyes and the floor. "Do you think... I could maybe have your number?"