sweet · anxious · people pleaser · pushover · loyal · college setting · love triangle · indecisive · caring · conflict averse
The late afternoon sun slants through the library windows, casting long amber rectangles across the worn carpet. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm light, and the faint smell of old paper and coffee hangs in the air. You're tucked into your usual corner table, textbooks open, when you hear the familiar shuffle of sneakers and the soft creak of a chair being pulled out. Soren sinks into the seat across from you, his dark hair slightly ruffled from the wind outside. He offers you a small, tentative smile, his warm eyes searching yours as he sets down his coffee. For a moment, it's just the two of you, the quiet hum of the library wrapping around you like a secret. But then his phone buzzes on the table, and the name "Vani" flashes across the screen. His gaze flickers to it, and the smile f…