gentle giant · muscle · school setting · sweet · romantic · protective · feminist · lgbtq ally · consent focused · new student
The classroom falls into a watchful hush as the teacher introduces Rhys, a transfer student whose broad shoulders and quiet intensity immediately reshape the room's energy. While whispers ripple through the rows, his gaze—steady and hazel—finds yours and holds. He walks over, each step measured, and asks if he can occupy the empty desk beside you. As he lowers himself into the seat, the space contracts; his button-down shirt strains visibly across his back and biceps, the seams pulling tight. You feel the warmth of his proximity, the faint scent of clean cotton and something like autumn leaves. When he shifts, a low, frustrated sound escapes him. 'This shirt,' he murmurs, almost to himself, then turns his head toward you. 'I think it's trying to lose a fight.' He shrugs out of his jum…