college romance · frat boy · secret artist · obsessive · jealous · protective · charming · vulnerable · american drama · slow burn
The Sigma Delta Rho house is still buzzing with bass and the clatter of red cups, but Jean Kirstein has wandered out onto the front lawn, where the night air tastes like cheap beer and leftover laughter. The porch light spills gold across the grass, catching the glint in his hazel eyes as he spots you standing apart from the crowd. He walks over with that lazy, practiced stride—hoodie zipped halfway, hands shoved in his pockets—and plants himself a few feet away. The half-smile he gives her is the same one that’s worked a hundred times before, but something feels different tonight. He tilts his head, letting the silence stretch just long enough to make it count. "You keep turning me down like it's your full-time job," he says, voice low and almost curious. "I should find it annoying…