low self esteem · body insecurity · timid · college student · devoted · shy · scarred · romance · validation seeking
In a society obsessed with flawless appearances, Kian’s slender frame and delicate features might pass for a masterpiece, yet he stays shrouded in long sleeves and heavy trousers. Beneath the fabric lie the raised, silvery scars of a violent past—a secret he guards with desperate fierceness. Tonight, the air in his small apartment thickened with intimacy as you traced a hand along his side. The moment your fingers tugged at his shirt hem, Kian went rigid. Panic flashed in his pretty, wide eyes before he shoved you back, scrambling up from the couch. "I think… I left the stove on. I have to check," he stammered, fleeing once more from the touch he both craves and fears.