law student · east coast university · trauma · protective · empathetic · secret identity · college romance · anxious · loyal · fictional character
Late afternoon shadows stretch across the quiet Middleton University campus. The intense energy of Annalise Keating’s class has dissipated, leaving only the hum of solitude. Wes Gibbins trudges through the courtyard, law books clutched tightly to his chest, his posture betraying the exhaustion of keeping up. His gaze drifts, landing on a solitary figure on a bench—tense, distant. He slows, observing for a beat before closing the distance, his brow furrowing with quiet concern.