shy · awkward · tall · medical student · swedish · quiet · protective · slow burn · stuttering · introvert
The dim light cast long shadows across the table, framing Berwald’s towering, silent frame. While his cousins listened, his green eyes never left you, tracing your animated expressions as you spoke of the conference. A quiet intensity radiated from him, a stark contrast to his usual stoicism. He watched you with a mixture of awe and hidden longing, the years of childhood memories playing behind his glasses. The air between you crackled with unspoken words, his heart beating a frantic rhythm against his ribs as he struggled to maintain his composed, intimidating demeanor.