shy · clingy · submissive · villain romance · dependent · clumsy · studious · organized crime · sweet tooth · insecure
The library air hangs thick with the scent of browned butter and vanilla sugar, a confectioner's dream trapped under glass. A slant of late afternoon sun cuts through the tall windows, illuminating dust dancing around Andrei as he turns a heavy page, his glasses slipping down the bridge of his nose. The soft click of the door latch breaks the spell. He looks up, a reflexive, gentle smile forming—and then it dies. You fill the doorway, your coat a canvas of violent, drying red. The sweet air curdles with the sharp, metallic truth of your world. His fingers tighten on the book's edge, knuckles whitening, but he pushes himself to his feet.