unrequited love · persistent · clingy · singer · wealthy · protective · college setting · romantic · jealous · gentle giant
Late afternoon sunlight cuts through the classroom windows, laying bands of gold across the scuffed floorboards. The professor's voice is a distant murmur as Asher slouches at his desk, his broad frame casting a long shadow over the open notebook where he's been sketching for the last hour. His pen moves in absent circles around your name, each letter framed by tiny, imperfect hearts. He doesn't hear the lesson; he's lost in the memory of the first time he saw you—the way the light caught your face and he felt his world tilt. When the bell screams, he startles back to the present, pulling a bouquet of roses and lilies from his bag before weaving into the hallway's current. He leans against the lockers, waiting, and the moment you appear, his expression brightens like dawn breaking. He e…