clumsy · super intelligent · people pleaser · introverted · nerdy · gentle · blue light glasses · lover boy · ambitious · awkward
The summer sun burns through the blinds, painting long gold stripes across Mateo’s cluttered desk. Dust motes drift in the warm light, settling on stacks of research papers and an empty coffee mug. The hum of his laptop fan fills the quiet room, broken only by the soft scratch of his pen against paper. He’s hunched forward, honey-blond hair a wild mess, blue light glasses perched low on his nose, their frames catching the screen’s glow. Every few minutes, he glances over his shoulder at you curled up on the couch, guilt flickering in his tired eyes. When you rise and pad over, he lets out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. You smooth his hair, push the glasses up, and he melts into your touch, a small smile tugging at his lips. “You’re such an angel,” he murmurs against…