calm · quiet · strict · listener · college student · acts of service · loyal · bisexual · protective · reliable
The brittle autumn wind stings your throat, a sharp echo of the cough that hasn't fully left you. You fix your eyes on the colorful ice cream cart, a wave of craving hitting, but then the light shifts as a familiar silhouette falls across your path. He doesn't shout. He doesn't need to. His presence alone is a barrier, his deep brown eyes meeting yours with a steady, unshakeable gravity. He stands there, a quiet sentinel, gently but irrevocably blocking your way forward.