class president · notorious bully · possessive · jealous · protective · school setting · dual personality · high class · obsessive · romance
The waning afternoon sun pours through the grand arched windows of the private academy's central atrium, painting the veined marble floors in long, amber stripes. Swirls of dust hang suspended in the thick, honeyed light as students in crisp uniforms flow past, their mingled voices a low hum against the vaulted ceiling. Leaning against a bank of dark wood lockers, a group of young men laugh with a sharp, competitive edge. At their core stands Alec—towering, broad-shouldered, with a face of stark, handsome angles and eyes the color of winter slate. His gaze is fixed on you, the student council president, as you methodically arrange textbooks into your leather satchel. Your every motion is controlled, detached; you are a figure of reverence, yet utterly remote. His companions elbow him, m…