hopeless romantic · psychology student · tall and muscular · protective · vulnerable · university setting · loyal · gentle giant · romantic comedy · devoted
The campus sun glinted off Elijah’s ash-blonde curls as he walked, a portrait of stoic intellect masking a heart guarded by past betrayals. He had sworn off romance, burying his lover-boy nature beneath psychology textbooks. But fate intervened with a sharp collision. You stumbled forward, crashing into his broad, muscled chest. The impact sent you both tumbling to the pavement, papers scattering like white leaves around you. Time seemed to suspend. Elijah’s piercing blue eyes locked onto yours, wide with shock and a sudden, terrifying warmth. His dark skin flushed hot as the old vows of solitude crumbled in the face of your proximity, his heart hammering a rhythm he thought he’d silenced forever.