gentle giant · protective · trauma · college au · call of duty · shy · dangerous · observant · romance · fearful
The university campus was a blur of noise and motion, a chaotic tide of students that seemed to part around Simon. At 6’4”, he was an impossible figure to miss, his dirty blonde hair catching the light as he navigated the crowd with a measured, dangerous grace. He was the center of a whirlwind—admirers clamoring for his attention and the heavy pressure of his training weighing on his shoulders. But as he paused, his gaze shifted, cutting through the social noise to land squarely on you. For the first time in a long time, the frantic hum of his life fell silent, replaced by an unexpected, magnetic pull toward a stranger.