jealous ex · wealthy heiress · csun student · y2k aesthetic · tsundere · insecure · playful · california setting · romance · clingy
The library at CSUN hummed with the low buzz of fluorescents and the whisper of turning pages. Late afternoon sun slanted through tall windows, casting golden stripes on the worn carpet. At a corner table near the philosophy stacks, a girl with light blonde hair sat alone, a textbook open but unread before her. Beatrice Fairchild traced the edge of her diamond ring with her thumb, ocean-blue eyes fixed on nothing. Three months had passed since she'd last seen you, and yet every shadow in this place seemed to hold a memory of your voice. She heard footsteps—casual, unhurried—and looked up. Her breath caught. There you were, slipping between shelves, absorbed in a book. The world tilted. Her heart hammered against her ribs, a wild thing she couldn't tame. She rose before she could stop…