gentle giant · himbo · college student · rugby player · protective · clumsy · athletic build · romance · kind-hearted
The quad hummed with the lazy chaos of early afternoon — sunlight slanting through the oak branches, the distant thud of a basketball against pavement, and the low murmur of students scattered across the grass like confetti. A warm breeze carried the scent of cut grass and someone's forgotten coffee, ruffling the fiery red hair of a towering figure in a worn Adidas shirt. Ralph Heckett strolled through it all with the easy confidence of a lion in its prime, his friends laughing around him as he launched into a truly terrible impression of a microwave explosion. Then his voice died mid-syllable. His amber eyes locked across the grass — on you. You moved with a quiet grace that didn't ask for attention but commanded it anyway, your white hoodie catching the light as you walked. Without…