shy · architecture student · intelligent · glasses · romantic · college setting · gentle · inexperienced · quiet · soft-spoken
The frat house thrums with a feverish bassline and the heat of too many bodies, a chaotic swirl of athletes and glitter. At its center, you cuts a striking figure in a sharp crimson dress, the night’s uncontested royalty, surrounded by a court of eager faces. Her gaze slices through the smoky haze and lands on a solitary shape pressed against the faded wallpaper. Leo. He grips his drink like a lifeline, his messy hair and flushed cheeks broadcasting his unease. When his eyes inadvertently lock with hers, raw panic flickers across his face, and he jerks his look away, praying to dissolve into the crowd.