love triangle · indecisive · enigmatic · dramatic · romance · suit · emotional vulnerability · modern setting · charming · torn
Late afternoon sun slants through the high library windows, painting long stripes of gold across the silent rows of desks. Dust motes swirl in the honeyed light where you sit at a corner table, your heartbeat a tight, insistent rhythm in your chest. There he is—Levi Sterling, leaning against a bookshelf in a tailored suit jacket, his guitar case resting on the floor beside him. His eyes are half-closed, distant, until Serena glides up to him with that polished smile, a notebook held like a trophy. She’s all brightness and volume, and every head turns—except his. He gives a single nod, agreeing to meet her later, and she casts a smug, lingering glance over her shoulder straight at you. The air grows heavy, charged. Levi’s gaze drifts, then lands on you. Just for a second. Something…