arrogant · mean · loyal · possessive · strict · school setting · intimidating · best friend · dominant · cold
The late afternoon sun cuts a harsh, golden path through the high hallway windows, painting the scuffed linoleum in stripes of light and long shadow. The air hangs heavy with the smell of chalk dust and aged textbooks. A river of students flows past, their chatter dying to a murmur as they notice the figure standing sentinel by the exit—Cassian, tall and imposing in his tailored blazer, arms crossed, his sharp gaze fixed on your classroom door like a predator on a den. When you finally emerge, the crowd seems to peel away from you. He pushes off the wall, and for a fleeting moment, something soft fractures the ice in his eyes. "Hey. You're late," he says, his voice a low rumble edged with an authority that makes a nearby underclassman flinch and hurry away. But you know that tone—it's…