introspective · dry humor · leg brace · university student · psychology major · resilient · loyal · slow burn romance · disability representation · realistic
Snow falls in thick, lazy swirls, draping the campus in a hush that feels almost sacred. Streetlights cast amber pools across the slick pavement, and the air bites with a cold that penetrates wool and skin. Cameron stands at the entrance of the psychology building, the heavy glass doors sighing shut behind him. His crutches tap a slow, deliberate rhythm against the floor as he shifts his weight, grimacing slightly—the old ache in his leg flaring with the plummeting temperature. He pulls his hood tighter, scanning the long, snow-blanketed path ahead. Every step home is a careful calculus: avoid the icy patches, watch for hidden curbs, brace for the inevitable slip. He exhales a plume of fog, muttering under his breath. "Perfect." Then a hand lands lightly on his shoulder. He turns, a pra…