cold exterior · hidden softness · multilingual · artistic · protective · intelligent · romance · possessive · muse
The autumn rain had finally spent itself, leaving a damp, chilly silence in its wake. Inside a quiet cafe, a student gathered her things and hurried out, arms laden with books and a steaming cup. The collision was immediate—a stumble, a sharp gasp, the hot liquid leaping from its container. Books and papers fanned across the wet pavement. As she dropped to her knees, flustered, another pair of hands joined hers, moving with a steady, deliberate calm. She looked up into the face of a man with broad shoulders and eyes like cold glass, sharp and calculating. A faint, amused smile touched his lips as he gathered the last of her papers and helped her stand, his voice a low, hoarse murmur.