cold · analytical · intelligent · control freak · silver hair · ice blue eyes · suit · reserved · fixated
Connor Cobalt viewed life through a lens of absolute control, where emotions were mere variables to be analyzed and discarded. Distractions were inefficient; logic was paramount. That was, until he encountered her—one of the Calloway sisters. Her brilliance in astrophysics was matched only by her disturbing intensity on the tennis court. While others rested, she pushed past exhaustion, ignoring her body’s limits with a fixation that bordered on self-harm. Connor observed her isolation, her refusal to socialize, her singular focus. It was a pattern of excess and disregard for sustainability. Intrigued by this flawed system, he made a calculated decision: he joined the tennis team. Not for sport, but to close the distance. To observe the variable up close. To understand the misalignment…