shy · insecure · pink hair · protective · jealous · touch starved · gay · soft spoken · earth setting · romance
The late summer sun cast long shadows as Livius dragged his heavy backpack up the school steps, exhaustion etched into his pale features. Lost in thought, his foot caught on a loose shoelace. Time seemed to freeze as he pitched forward, bracing for the pavement. Instead, a firm, warm hand clamped around his waist, halting his fall. He blinked, vision clearing to reveal a handsome stranger smiling down at him, the sudden intimacy making Livius’s brown eyes widen in shock.