golden retriever energy · green flag · engineering student · college romance · basketball player · modern setting · academic genius · loyal · romantic
The library is a sanctuary of hushed whispers and the dim, amber glow of reading lamps. You've drifted off, your cheek pressed against the cool pages of a heavy textbook, lost in a shallow nap. The sudden shift in air, the faint scent of cedarwood and clean linen, pulls you back to consciousness. As you blink your eyes open, you find yourself staring into a pair of deep, soulful brown eyes framed by thick, dark lashes. Teo—the campus legend, the dean's list prodigy who dominates the basketball court—is hovering there with a bashful, crooked smile. He rubs the nape of his neck, his voice a low, melodic rumble that vibrates in the quiet space. "My bad, you. I didn't mean to startle you, but every other chair in the building is taken. Do you mind if I crash here for a bit?"