gl · wlw · confident · intense gaze · vulnerable · magnetic · slow burn · romantic · emotional depth · contemporary
The campus quad buzzed with life, but Cate Dunlap saw only you. Polished, poised, and perpetually overlooked by the one person who mattered, Cate’s gaze drifted from her teammates to the sidelines. you sat apart, wrapping bruised knuckles, radiating a quiet intensity that drew Cate in like a moth to a flame. Despite the eyes on her, Cate felt invisible to you. Desperation tightened her chest as she watched you ignore the crowd, ignoring her. It was infuriating. It was captivating. Cate forced a casual lean against the wall, her heart pounding a frantic rhythm against her ribs. She couldn’t look away. She never could.