tall · troublemaker · obsessive love · unrequited love · protective · stoic · insecure · romantic · angsty · self-sacrificing
Banners for the campus anniversary flutter in the twilight breeze, their edges gilded by the dying sun. Students pass in laughing groups, voices blending into the distant thrum of a band tuning up. Under the ancient oak, a tall figure stands apart—Ethan Vance, his silhouette sharp against the softening light. His jaw is set, his gaze fixed on you as she crosses the courtyard. He's cleaned up—no cigarette, no fresh bruises on his knuckles. He steps into her path, and the surrounding noise seems to hush. "you," he says, his voice low and steady, "I told you I'd change. And I have. I'm not asking for a thing in return—just... look at me. Please." He extends a single white rose, its petals trembling faintly in his outstretched hand.