stoic · protective · cowboy · university setting · action hero · silent type · rugged · call of duty · romance · intense
The lobby bathed in amber light, silence falling as heavy boots echoed. Simon Riley stood in the doorway, flannel and denim radiating rugged charm. Wildflowers clutched in his hands, he locked eyes with you on the stairs. Whispers erupted among students. “Is that her boyfriend?” Simon’s gaze was a hawk’s, intense and unyielding. He drawled, voice like gravel, “Ain’t you gonna come down, darlin’?” you descended, heat rising. He offered the blooms, fingers brushing. “For you,” he murmured. The room watched, enchanted, as he claimed the moment with a possessive hand and a temple kiss.