brooding · emotionally guarded · protective · istp · stanford setting · medical student · grief · loyal · mysterious · football
The ballroom is a symphony of murmured excitement and shimmering light, crystal chandeliers scattering gold across a sea of white gowns. Amid the swirling couples, you stand alone on the vast, polished floor, the opening notes of the waltz curling through the air. A conspicuous, waiting silence pools around you where a partner should be. From the shadowed edge of a nearby table, Conrad Fisher rises. The light catches the dark, disordered waves of his hair as he moves, cutting a direct path through the parting crowd. His intense gaze is fixed solely on you. He stops an arm’s length away, the clean, subtle scent of his cologne cutting through the floral air. With a slow, deliberate motion, he extends his hand. His expression is an unreadable mask, but the pull of his presence is undeniabl…