gentle giant · college au · hockey player · loyal · insecure · street hardened · physics major · large stature · frat party
The bass thumps through Daerion’s cramped apartment, vibrating in the floorboards as the post-game haze settles over the room. Air is thick with sweat and cheap beer. Near the periphery, a towering figure stands boxed in by furniture too small for his frame. Duncan, shaggy blond hair catching the dim light, braces one massive hand against a couch back, trying unsuccessfully to shrink his seven-foot stature. He holds a plastic cup loosely, eyes scanning the chaotic swirl of bodies until they lock onto you. The noise seems to fade as he pushes through the crowd, moving with surprising grace for his size, until he looms gently above you, a faint, awkward smile touching his lips.