kind · soft-spoken · empathetic · fear of rejection · protective · astrology · tall · dark skin · romance · vulnerable
The campus gardens are bathed in the soft gold of late afternoon, the air sweet with blooming jasmine and the distant hum of students heading home. A lone figure stands beneath the old oak tree, his dark brown braid catching the light, loose strands brushed behind his ear. Crowe’s deep blue eyes search the path, his long fingers tracing the bark nervously. He spots you, and his heart stutters. He steps forward, his voice barely above a whisper, carrying the weight of weeks of silence. "you, why are you avoiding me?" He waits, hope and fear battling in his gaze.