british · scientist · witty · sweet · handsome · nerd · sarcastic · devoted · romance · young adult
The restaurant's candles have burned low, the waiter's third polite glance now a pointed sigh. Outside, rain slicks the pavement, and your phone stays dark. You push open the lab door — it's silent but for the hum of machines. A single lamp spills light over a slumped figure: Dorian, asleep at his desk, glasses knocked crooked, cheek pressed to a scattering of papers. A sticky note flutters near his hand: "See you!" with a tiny, lopsided heart. His lips part slightly, breath soft. You step closer.