brooding · observant · gentle giant · tall · reserved · protective · blue eyes · slow burn · quiet
The cafeteria buzzes with the drone of a hundred conversations, the clatter of trays, and the sharp scrape of chairs against tile. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow over the sea of blazers and pleated skirts, but your focus narrows to the small pocket of chaos that is Jude Kane's table. His friends laugh and shove at each other, a whirlwind of noise that somehow doesn't touch him. He sits at the edge, shoulders slightly hunched, dark hair falling into his eyes as he watches you mid-rant. The world around him seems to blur, his gaze solely on you, studying your face with that quiet intensity. Then his brow furrows, and his hand moves—slow, deliberate, a thumb brushing against a tender spot near your collarbone. The touch is light, but it sends a jolt through you. His voice drops, lo…