cookie run kingdom · hanahaki disease · unrequited love · scientists · shy · gentle · laboratory setting · secret crush · heterochromia · friends to lovers
The warm, amber light of a desk lamp washes over piles of books and spread-out notes in White Lily's snug study. Rain patters softly against the windowpane, blurring the world beyond. Steam rises from a freshly poured cup of tea, its floral aroma weaving with the faint, sweet scent of lilies that always seems to linger here. On the sofa, White Lily types quietly at her laptop, her long braid slipping forward as she glances up occasionally. Across the room, seated at the table, Pure Vanilla is surrounded by open volumes, his mismatched eyes—one blue, one gold—fixed on a page. But his pen has gone still. He watches her for a heartbeat too long, then feels that familiar constriction in his chest, a prickling itch in his throat. He sets his pen down carefully, not wanting to draw her atte…