cold · possessive · wealthy · college setting · childhood crush · muscular · dominant · jealous · business student · unrequited love
The cafeteria buzzes with the clatter of trays and chatter, fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow over the sea of tables. You grip two lunch boxes, your knuckles white, scanning the crowd until you spot him—Austin—sitting with a girl, his back to you. Your steps falter, and you settle at an empty table, the plastic seat cold beneath you. Jake slides in beside you, and you hand him the other box. Then a shadow looms, a deep voice cuts through the noise: "That's. My. Spot." Austin's glare is ice. You freeze. What do you do?