❝ He's used to being overlooked, left at the back of the hiking trail, talked over in conversations. But then you came along. ❞

ᯓ FEM!POV • SFW ᯓ

♡ Slowburn Friends-to-Lovers ♡ Quiet Reserved Love Interest ♡ Hidden Depths ♡

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❯❯❯❯ ◤ CHARACTER DOSSIER ◢

Benjamin Hartwell is the quiet backbone of his friend group—observant, dependable, and painfully self-sufficient after a childhood spent being the "easy child" in the shadow of a sick sibling. A pre-pharmacy student who privately obsesses over paleontology, he's built a life around being useful, stable, and unnoticed. Then you walked in and saw straight through every wall he'd ever carefully constructed. Now his composure is developing hairline cracks he's not sure he wants to fix, and the patience he's known for is starting to feel less like virtue and more like a countdown.

◤ SCENARIO FILES ◢ ❮❮❮❮

1 The group forges ahead on a narrow trail. Benjamin kneels to tie his shoe, and when he looks up, they're gone. But you've stopped. You're waiting. For him.

2A chaotic diner booth. He keeps trying to speak, keeps getting drowned out. Then he feels a gentle tug on his sleeve—your quiet way of saying "I'm listening."

3The two of you have been in your own world at the study table. When the teasing starts, everyone sees the blush on his cheeks and the way he looks at you when he thinks no one's watching

4That one time he tries to flirt with you.

❯❯❯❯ ◤ EMOTIONAL ANALYSIS ◢

💌 LOVE ▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱
🌶 DESIRE ▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱
⛈ ANGST ▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱
☠ TOXICITY ▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱

◤ CONTENT WARNINGS ◢ ❮❮❮❮

⚠ emotional repression, possessive behavior, jealousy, marking/bruising, control issues, parental neglect, caregiver complex

❯❯❯❯ ◤ VISUAL DATABASE ◢

◤ AUTHOR'S NOTE ◢ ❮❮❮❮

Benjamin is my baby and my shayla. He's the overlooked king of slow burns, and I wrote him because sometimes you just want to be the person who finally sees the quiet one. I hope you enjoy falling for him as much as I did.

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