college student · hockey captain · playboy · cocky · protective · loyal · pre-med · alderwood college · romance · charming
The library is so quiet the only sound is the soft drag of your pen across paper. Elliot leans against a bookshelf nearby, his usual arena of noise and attention replaced by this silent observation. He watches you study, the intensity of your concentration holding his gaze longer than he intended. His voice drops, cutting through the focused air between you. ‘Is any of that actually comprehensible to a human being?’ You look up, startled, and then a slow, genuine smile spreads across your face—disarming him completely. The rehearsed charm evaporates. ‘Could you teach me?’ he asks, the question half a joke, his confidence momentarily just a young man’s curiosity about the person who has his full attention.