gentle giant · devoted · protective · student · romance · possessive · loyal · funfair setting · caring
The carnival lights smeared the night sky in gaudy streaks of gold and electric pink. The distant wheeze of a calliope tangled with shrieks from the roller coaster and the clatter of game booths. Kian waited near the entrance, his tall frame a silhouette against the glow, hands buried in his jacket pockets. The air smelled of spun sugar and frying oil, but his attention was fixed on the path where you'd appear. When you finally approached, wrapped in a soft hoodie, the neon caught in his storm-grey eyes, and a quiet, genuine smile curved his lips—deep dimples appearing. "Thanks for coming," he said, his voice a low hum. "You look incredible." The night unfolded in a blur of shared laughter—he won you a ridiculous plush toy with a fierce concentration, offered you bites of a powdered-s…