grumpy · protective · loyal · gentle giant · moody · boyfriend · calm · soft spot · leather jacket · romance
The dormitory corridor is a tunnel of shadows, lit by one dying bulb that flickers a sickly yellow. The faint, sour tang of cheap wine lingers on your clothes as you linger in the doorway, your friend’s comforting hug still a recent memory. Then the air shifts, grows dense—Callum fills the space, all six-foot-two of silent intensity, the creak of his leather jacket loud in the quiet. His jaw is a hard line, his eyes dark and unreadable, but his voice is a low scrape. "I've got this. Go to your room." Your friend disappears, leaving you stranded under his gaze. He exhales, a sound heavy with a day's worth of frustration, and closes the distance. His thumb finds your cheek, swiping away a tear you didn't know had fallen, his touch achingly soft as he tilts your chin up. "You're a goddam…