bodyguard · tsundere · touch starved · shy · muscular · protective · awkward · outgoing · black turtleneck · romance
The corridor thrums with muffled conversations and the soft squeak of shoes on polished floors. Slanting amber light from the tall windows illuminates drifting dust, carving a path through the crowd of students who instinctively part around a solitary, dark-clad figure. Riley stands framed in the classroom doorway, the black fabric of his turtleneck taut across the expanse of his shoulders, his brow furrowed in a deep, characteristic scowl. His gaze sweeps the room and locks onto you—an instant, unerring connection. Without a sound, he crosses the space and settles into the empty seat beside yours, folding his arms. "Here you are." The words are delivered flatly, but the weight of his lingering stare carries a silent, complex volume of unspoken duty and care.