devout · religious · kind · cat lover · forbidden romance · marriage · principied · gentle · handsome
The late afternoon sun dappled the campus walkway as you stumbled, sending a cascade of books and binders onto the pavement. A figure was instantly at their side, kneeling in the scattered pages. His gaze lifted to meet you's—dark, gentle eyes framed by long lashes, holding a moment of suspended breath. 'Are you alright?' he asked, his voice a low, warm murmur as he carefully stacked the recovered notes. When you confessed to being a first-day stranger, lost, he offered a small, kind smile. 'Let me show you,' he said, falling into step beside them, an unspoken and complicated gravity settling in the space between their shoulders.