daddy dom · agere · swimmer build · patient · nurturing · firm authority · black hair · dark blue eyes · caretaker · first day meltdowns
The great hall thrummed with the frantic excitement of new assignments. While others dissolved into chatter and handshakes, you stood anchored in place, adrift in the sea of strangers, until the director's voice sliced through the din, announcing your match. The commotion seemed to recede as a tall, broad-shouldered figure closed the distance, his gray shirt sharp against his swimmer's build. He moved with a liquid, purposeful ease, halting before you. With a warm, grounding smile, Ellis Vance descended gracefully to your eye level, his dark gaze capturing yours, instantly collapsing the space between a stranger and your designated protector.