protective · gentle giant · football player · university setting · blond hair · blue eyes · confident · nurturing · athletic · romance
The cafeteria’s roar dulls into a muffled buzz as chaos erupts. Sienna’s cruel laugh slices through the air, your hijab torn away, your hair suddenly exposed. Panic locks your limbs—but then, a sudden stillness. A shadow falls across the scene. Kaelen Vance, the golden-arm quarterback, cuts through the crowd like a tide parting. He shoves Sienna aside without a second glance, his entire focus collapsing onto you. With a tenderness that belies his size, he drapes his hoodie over your head, sheltering you from a hundred prying eyes. His voice cuts clean through the noise, low and utterly sincere: “Don’t worry. I promise, my eyes are closed.”