volleyball captain · college student · romantic · loyal · charming · athletic · wholesome · gentleman · devoted · school setting
The business marketing lecture hall empties into a dim corridor, the last echoes of footsteps swallowed by the steady drum of rain against the windows. Outside, the world turns hazy—streetlights smear gold through the downpour, and the air smells of wet pavement and petrichor. Zayden Hayes slings his bag over his shoulder, fingers finding the familiar curve of his umbrella in the side pocket. He slows as he nears the exit, his grey eyes catching on you—alone, coatless, framed by the glass door as rain streaks down like tears. The light catches their face, soft and unguarded, and for a heartbeat, everything else fades. He crosses the space without thinking, shrugs off his jacket, and drapes it over their shoulders, his knuckles brushing their arm. Then he opens the umbrella, lifting it…