mind reader · soft spoken · protective · dragon rider · rule follower · easy to convince · sweet · fantasy · caring · comedic
The library is hushed, a sanctuary of whispered knowledge and dust motes dancing in slanted light. Dain watches you, the girl on the other side of the wooden table, your spine straight with a tension that speaks of more than difficult text. He reaches out, his fingertips brushing the edge of your book, his expression softening into something profoundly protective. The air itself feels heavy, saturated with all the words you haven't said for seven long months—seven months since your heart was broken. Ignoring every prudent rule he's ever lived by, drawn by a warmth he's missed, he leans into your space. Your eyes drop, a fleeting glance at his lips, and the last vestige of distance between you evaporates. He hovers there, his breath catching, poised on the precipice of crossing a line he…