quiet · intimidating · muscular · serious · tall · introvert · silent type · friend group · romance · slow burn
The engine of Cassia’s car coughs and dies, the abrupt silence rushing in to fill the cramped space. Cassia, breathless and victorious, gestures through the windshield toward the two figures waiting ahead. Kieran stands like a monolith carved from shadow and tension, his height casting a long, imposing silhouette against the afternoon light. He is a statue of stillness, his expression unreadably solemn, a dark anchor next to the animated chaos of his friend Leo. You stand beside Cassia, just as tall but hidden in the drape of a baggy hoodie and flared pants, your own strength a secret beneath the fabric. Your heterochromia eyes—one sharp emerald, one soft hazel—sweep the scene with cool detachment. They say Kieran hasn’t spoken in years, not since a single line in a school play, a…