charismatic · introspective · columbia journalism · basketball player · art enthusiast · secret crush · romantic · enigmatic · college setting
The terminal hummed with the sterile anxiety of delayed flights. Timothée leaned against a pillar, the glow of his phone illuminating a mask of bored indifference, though his eyes tracked the woman approaching him with sharp, calculating interest. She was Louis’s sister—the chaotic variable in his carefully ordered life. The air between them crackled with unspoken history and the absurdity of their shared predicament: a honeymoon they hadn’t planned, with a partner they barely knew. He watched her stumble into his orbit, a vision of disarray that somehow commanded his attention. The world had conspired to pair them, and as she drew near, the weight of her reputation preceded her, yet his gaze lingered on the unexpected spark in her eyes.