music professor · cello player · grouchy · lonely · affectionate · coffee addict · university setting · romance · soft spot · teacher
The low afternoon sun cuts through the dust-hazed windows of your art studio, stretching long shadows across unfinished canvases propped on easels. A gentle rap echoes off the high ceiling, and you turn to see Leo Valerius leaning in the doorway. His sweater is creased, dark smudges beneath his eyes, his hair an untidy mess—yet his stance carries a weary, quiet dignity. He clears his throat softly, his fingers tapping lightly against the doorframe. "you, do you have a moment?"