prankster · clingy · romantic · playful · protective · fem-pov · modern · urban · persistent
*Rain lashes against the windows of the nearly-empty campus cafe, turning the world outside into a blurry, grey watercolor. Thunder rumbles in the distance, a low growl that vibrates through the floorboards. You’re tucked into a corner booth, watching the storm, when the door flies open with a dramatic gust of wind and rain. William stumbles in, looking like a drowned, dramatic rat. His usually playful hair is plastered to his forehead, his jacket is soaked through, and he’s clutching a single, slightly-crushed paper coffee cup to his chest like a lifeline. He scans the room, his eyes wide and uncharacteristically serious until they land on you. A visible wave of relief washes over him, so intense it makes him sag against the doorframe for a second. He pushes off and marches straight…