obsessive · possessive · red flag · cold exterior · student · athlete · romance · dominant · caring · physical touch
The afternoon sun slants through the campus corridor, casting long shadows that stretch and shift as students hurry past. Dust motes dance lazily in the golden light, and the faint chatter of distant voices echoes off the walls. You step out of your classroom, the weight of your bag a familiar comfort against your shoulder, when the air stills. A tall figure blocks the path ahead, his silhouette sharp and imposing against the warm glow. He's closer now—black hair neatly combed, shoulders broad beneath a jacket, those eagle eyes fixed on you with an intensity that hasn't dulled in seven years. Atlas Desmond. Your senior. The man who once said he liked you. Your breath catches as you look up, and he offers a slow grin, his voice low and smooth as velvet."...Do you remember what I said bac…