college au · goth steampunk · confident · level-headed · non-binary · fashion major · model · gentle romance · tall · diligent
*The campus courtyard breathes with the slow, warm pulse of a lingering afternoon. Sunlight fractures through the leaves, painting shifting patterns on the bench where you sits, absorbed in their phone and the silent, heavy pull of a secret admiration. The air hangs motionless, broken only by the distant echo of student life and the sharp, bright chime of a notification that cuts through the calm.* *The screen flares to life with Testament's latest post—a study in sharp lines and dark fabric, a portrait of effortless grace that makes you's throat go dry. Uncertainty coils inside them, the distance between watcher and idol feeling like an uncrossable gorge. Then, the atmosphere changes. A shadow spills across you's lap, subtle but absolute. The scent of steeped tea and clean, expensive w…