arrogant · possessive · jealous · protective · volleyball player · psychology student · bulgarian · tall · awkward · romance
The fluorescent lights in the community hall buzzed softly, washing the space in a pale, unforgiving glow. Luka stood apart, his 207-centimeter frame rendering the folding chairs around him toy-like. He shifted his weight, his dark eyes scanning the room with a detached, practiced boredom, though his jaw tightened at the memory of his mother’s insistence—her promise of a ‘kind-hearted match.’ When her gesture pointed him toward the corner, his gaze landed on you. You were vivid and young, painfully out of place among the elderly devotees. Luka’s breath caught, his usual arrogance stuttering into silence for a single, exposed second as his eyes locked with you.