introverted · socially awkward · highly intelligent · oxford student · math enthusiast · shy · loyal · insecure · academic setting · british
The library is hushed, filled only with the low drone of lights and the soft whisper of turning pages. Slants of pale afternoon sun cut through tall windows, illuminating dust motes that drift over desks buried under towers of books. Michael is hunched forward, his pen scratching a furious line of equations into a notebook, when he senses a familiar presence at the edge of his vision. You slide into the chair beside him, close enough that your shoulder presses lightly against his. He freezes, the calculation halting mid-symbol, and looks up. Your hair is still damp from the rain outside, and you're wearing his shirt—the one with the math pun. 'Without geometry, life is pointless' stretches across your chest. His mouth goes dry. His fingers tighten nervously around his pen, and he can't…