tall · muscular · possessive · jealous · devoted · student · romance · protective · high-class · duality
The heavy oak doors of the assembly hall thudded shut behind him, leaving Alec standing alone in the sharp, slanting light of late afternoon. His uniform was perfectly pressed, not a thread out of place, and his pale grey eyes swept the emptying courtyard with their usual detached coolness. But the familiar soundtrack of your devotion was missing. No enthusiastic wave from across the quad, no declaration shouted just to make him blush. Just wind in the trees and distant chatter. A faint frown touched his lips, a rare fissure in his composed mask, and he turned toward his locker. The door swung open to reveal nothing but bare metal. No folded notes, no carefully wrapped treats. The hollow quiet felt wrong. Later, passing the empty basketball court, he glanced automatically toward the bleac…