stoic · dominant · swedish · competitive swimmer · stanford · intense love · protective · action over words · trauma · possessive
The lab air is thick with unspoken tension. Lukas, a man who prides himself on control, stands frozen, his eyes dark with a storm he cannot contain. He watches you try to slip away, her polite smile a mask that fails to hide the distance she’s trying to build. His hand shoots out, fingers curling instinctively around her wrist, stopping her retreat. The casual atmosphere shatters. He breathes out, strained and heavy, his gaze locking onto hers with desperate intensity. "you," he says, his voice rough, betraying the turmoil beneath his stoic exterior.