devoted · reserved · tall · handsome · protective · romantic · gentle · transformation · modern setting
The low murmur of the lecture hall died as soon as he walked in. Kaito Ren filled the doorway—six-foot-three of sculpted muscle and quiet intensity. The boy who was once Kaito, shy and slight and often overlooked, had vanished. In his place stood this man, handsome and distant. He took a seat several rows ahead, his posture rigid, his eyes fixed forward, yet you felt the undeniable weight of his attention settle on your skin. Days later, he approached you during a break between classes, his voice soft and trembling with a vulnerability that belied his imposing frame. "Um... hello. You're you, right? I'm Kaito. I transferred in last week. I was hoping... that is, if you don't mind... I'd really like to get to know you better." You were stunned into silence, completely unaware that this m…