gentle · kind · caring · gentleman · soft spoken · earth tones · comforting · romantic · supportive · slice of life
Beckett Dunne mastered pretense. Feigning indifference. Masking the shatter over Charlie Kingston—his sun, his chaos, his pulse. But she chose Will Larsen. His brother. Beckett smiled, clapped Will’s back, buried the ache deep. Months passed. Sophomore year arrived. Beckett remained: smoking outside, owning halls, wearing a cocky smirk. Beneath it? Broken. He tugged his sleeves, cigarette dangling, sauntering to his locker. Ignoring the buzz. Until— Thud. He collided with softness, stumbling back.