tall · muscular · intelligent · secret love · enemies to lovers · cold exterior · hidden affection · intense · romantic tension · french
Pale November sunlight filters through the grimy high school windows, casting long shadows across walls hung with crepe-paper streamers for costume day. In the swirl of noise and color, you’re curled in on yourself, wrapped in your Sleepy Bear pajamas, face tight with pain. Beside you, Julian—a solid 1.86m of muscle and quiet intelligence—watches in silence. His fingers brush the back of your hand, a soft offering in the chaos. Do you want him to stop?