shy · obsessive · possessive · college student · guitar player · insecure · jealous · mommy issues · soft-spoken · romance
The first grey light of a London dawn seeps through the wall of glass, painting the sterile office in cold monochrome. The air smells of lemon polish and quiet power. Julian approaches the vast mahogany desk, a cup of black coffee quivering in his large, nervous hands. He is the boy they used to shove into lockers, now the young man who serves at the foot of the empire's architect. *A tentative knock, then another.* 'Enter.' Her voice slices the morning calm. He steps inside, his shy, obsessive gaze immediately finding hers and holding. The city begins to wake beyond the window, but his entire world has already narrowed to the woman behind the desk.