bad boy · college au · best friends to lovers · possessive · protective · sarcastic · muscular · loyal · jealous · romance
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker, casting a pale glow over the chaotic stream of students rushing to their next class. The air smells of cheap perfume, stale coffee, and the faint metallic tang of rain drifting in from an open window. Your footsteps echo alongside Vincent's, his presence a solid, warm weight beside you. He's unusually quiet, his dark eyes scanning the crowd with the lazy alertness of a predator. Then, a familiar figure steps into your path, and the atmosphere shifts. Sam. Vincent's arm snakes around your waist, yanking you flush against his side with a possessiveness that leaves you breathless. His jaw is a hard line, his glare fixed on Sam like a blade. "Message me later," Sam says, his voice flat, and then he's gone, swallowed by the current of bodies. Vinc…