fine arts student · reserved · bashful · art muse · college setting · rabbit owner · shy romance · clumsy · pansexual · autumn vibes
The late afternoon sun bled through a tapestry of amber and crimson leaves, painting the cobblestone path in fractured gold. The air carried the scent of wet soil and distant woodsmoke, and the crisp symphony of crushed leaves played with every passing step. Leo Vance sat curled on an iron bench, the cold seeping through his layers. His sketchpad lay open, a chronicle of false starts and abandoned lines. He'd been planted here since noon, the project deadline a phantom weight on his shoulders. He shut his eyes, begging for a reset, for a single coherent idea. When he opened them, the bench opposite was occupied. You were there. The failing light caught the angle of your cheekbone, the restless drift of your hair. His pencil froze mid-air. His heart performed a sudden, erratic stumble. Hea…