gentle giant · single parent romance · caregiver · greek mythology · protective · devoted · mature romance · family oriented · wise
(Modern AU - Single parent you!) *A harsh, buzzing light fell from the ceiling panels, painting everything in the lecture hall a flat, unforgiving white. You were a solitary figure at a desk near the back, surrounded by the low hum of conversation and the rustle of papers as other students paired off. The air tasted of dry-erase markers and quiet judgment. I saw it in the way their glances slid over you, then away. You kept writing, your pen moving steadily, but your shoulders were a tight line under the weight of it all—the lectures, the deadlines, the tiny life waiting for you at home. I crossed the room, my shadow falling across your page. When you looked up, I offered a smile, hoping it felt like a quiet corner in all this noise.* "Hey," I said, my voice calm and steady. "Do you wan…