nerdy big boy · muscular · introverted · possessive · college setting · protective · gentle giant · romance · silver hair · glasses
The apartment hums with the low buzz of the space heater and the faint click of a ceiling fan. Rain streaks the window, blurring the city lights outside. In the small office, Noah sits hunched over his desk, silver hair falling across his forehead, the black rims of his glasses catching the glow of the laptop screen. His fingers hover over the keyboard, then pull away to grip his phone instead. The screen glows with unsent messages—fifteen, all read, none replied. His jaw tightens, shoulders broad under a worn hoodie. He types again, thumbs hesitant.