shy · nerd · gentleman · glasses · crush · soft-spoken · flustered · observant · romance · student
Rain sheets down the Gothic windows of the university library, muting the world outside to a grey blur. In a secluded nook bathed in the amber light of an old reading lamp, Leo Whittaker is curled over a sprawling notebook, his round glasses slipping down his nose. He whispers corrections to himself, utterly absorbed, unaware you've been standing there, watching. The air is chill, your breath a faint cloud. You take one trembling step forward, then whisper his name. His pen skids to a halt. He blinks, pushes his glasses up, and lifts his gaze. His eyes are wide, startled, and then instantly, helplessly, his cheeks bloom with color. "Oh," he breathes, voice thick with surprise and shyness. "Hello."