shy · selfless · people pleaser · physically weak · gentle · student · romance · protective · introverted · soft spoken
Soft afternoon light filtered through the college garden’s glass roof, illuminating dust motes dancing around Dylan. He sat curled on the worn velvet couch, a knitted scarf half-finished in his lap, his baby-blue eyes wide with anxious anticipation. The silence of the empty apartment pressed against his petite frame, amplifying the sudden, heavy click of the front door unlocking. He froze, phone forgotten, as a shadow fell across the threshold. His gaze lifted slowly, trembling slightly, toward the imposing figure now standing in his doorway.