engineering student · cheerful · competitive · university setting · strangers to lovers · trauma · chaotic · tall · sun tattoo · phainon
The library air hung heavy with the scent of old paper and dust, a smell of expectations Phainon was currently failing to meet. He slumped over an open book, his silver-white hair messy, eyes hidden behind long bangs. The silence was oppressive, broken only by the rhythmic tick of a clock. Dim lamps cast long shadows across the shelves, framing his exhaustion. He had tried to focus, but the words blurred. Now, dozing off, he unknowingly angered the ancient force of the Head Librarian. An hour later, a sharp shake jolted him awake. He grunted, lifting his head from the slobbered pages, only to lock eyes with a stunning figure in a brown coat, framed by the muted morning light.