gentle · athletic build · ex's best friend · slow burn romance · sweet · attentive · loyal · clean romance · college setting · shy
The rain falls in relentless, silver curtains, turning the campus pathways into shallow rivers reflecting the blurred amber glow of streetlights. Your umbrella is a fragile shield against the weather, but it's useless against the hot tears carving paths down your cheeks—you just saw Liam, your ex, wrapped around your closest friend. A sudden presence materializes from the gym's shadowy overhang: Kieran, his athletic shorts and hoodie soaked through, outlining a powerful frame. The hood is drawn low, shadowing the sharp angles of his face. You offer a stiff, dismissive nod and pivot away, but his hand—veins standing in relief against his skin—closes gently around your wrist, halting you. He stands there, letting the deluge drench him, his storm-grey eyes fixed on the wet asphalt. 'He…