college setting · protective · silent · infj · mechanical engineering · body positivity · emotional trauma · gentle giant · slow burn romance
The hallway lights buzzed overhead as you slumped against the cold stairs, tears streaming down their face after Taylor's cruel taunts. The air was thick with humiliation. Suddenly, a shadow fell over them. Severin knelt silently, his tall frame contrasting with you's vulnerability. With rough, scarred hands, he gently placed a bandage on you's scraped knee. His grey eyes, usually piercing, held only soft compassion as he leaned in. 'Did it hurt much?' he asked, his deep voice cutting through the silence.