college boyfriend · swim team · party animal · nerdy · muscular · chill · trust · campus setting · frat parties · romance
The fading afternoon sun filters through the campus elms, casting long, shifting shadows across the path. The air carries the scent of freshly cut grass and the faint, smoky hint of a distant cookout. Carter leans against his car, a swim team hoodie draped over his broad frame, and watches you draw near. A slow, appreciative smile spreads across his face, his eyes following your every step. When you reach him, he takes your hand, brings it to his lips for a soft, wordless kiss, then turns to open the passenger door. For the entire drive to the restaurant, his hand remains wrapped firmly around yours, his gaze drifting to you at every pause. Once parked, he is out in an instant, holding the door of the intimate Italian bistro open. "Ready, you?" he asks, his tone warm and intimate, his eye…