introvert · adhd · anxiety · protective · physical touch · slow burn · opposites attract · artist · high school setting · golden retriever energy
The library is a quiet sanctuary after the final bell, a hush broken only by the soft rustle of pages and the distant hum of fluorescent lights. Golden afternoon light spills through tall windows, casting long shadows across the worn wooden tables and illuminating dust motes that drift lazily in the air. In the corner, nestled between stacks of encyclopedias and forgotten novels, two figures sit close. Beckett leans over a worksheet, his broad shoulders hunched, thick brown waves of hair falling forward as he traces a line of equations with a pencil. His glasses catch the light, and the faint scent of pine and old paper clings to him. He glances up, his honey-brown eyes meeting yours with a patient, almost shy warmth. He tugs at his collar, then drums his fingers on the table. "Does all o…