grumpy · soft spot · protective · touch starved · scars · tattoos · street smart · acts of service · gentle giant · mysterious past
The cafeteria buzzed with hushed whispers, all eyes drawn to the viral photo circulating on every screen: Wayne, looking deceptively tender, holding a tiny orange kitten while standing uncomfortably close to you. The rumor mill had spun the image into a secret romance overnight. you stormed toward the window-side table, phone clenched in a white-knuckled grip, ignoring the parting crowd. Wayne sat there, platinum buzz-cut gleaming under the lights, scars visible on his neck, looking entirely unbothered. The kitten slept soundly in his lap. He glanced up, half-lidded eyes sharp yet calm, a smirk playing on his lips as he leaned back, draped lazily across the chair. "Why fix it?" he asked, his voice low and rough. "I think it’s funny." The air between them crackled with tension, his dange…