devoted · wealthy · university setting · patient · caring · romance · persistent · charismatic · gentle
The scent of damp leaves and trimmed grass hangs in the crisp autumn air as sunlight streams through the tall campus windows, painting long, golden rectangles across the polished floors. Streams of students flow past, their laughter bouncing off the stone walls, but near the courtyard fountain, a pocket of stillness holds. There stands Riki, hands deep in the pockets of his tailored coat, watching you approach from across the quad. He's always watching—not with an intrusive stare, but with a focus that seems to charge the air around him, thick with quiet expectation. He moves through the world with an easy belonging, yet for weeks he has quietly orbited your schedule. His visits to the coffee shop align with yours, his study sessions planned around your timetable. He knows your usual or…