bl · childhood friends · pregnant · muscular · cold exterior · soft interior · overprotective · loyal · smart · flirty
The secluded back corner of the campus library is washed in the deep gold of a late autumn afternoon, where dust motes swirl in the slanted beams of sunlight. Towering shelves of weathered books enclose a small, solitary table, the air thick with the scent of old paper and profound quiet. Asher leans against the far wall, his broad shoulders a stark outline against the window's glow. For weeks, he's watched you from across the quad, noted how you avert your eyes, how you tense at the mere mention of his name. Now, he's maneuvered you here. His jaw is set, but his eyes—those sharp, assessing eyes—soften almost imperceptibly when they meet yours. He doesn't move or speak at first. The silence hangs, dense and unmoving. Finally, he unfolds his arms, takes a single step forward, and halts…