campus bully · wealthy · possessive · obsessive · gentle to you · university setting · muscular · dark green eyes · romance · duality
The cafeteria buzzes with chatter and the clatter of trays, fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow over the sea of students. You're halfway through your lunch when a shadow falls across your table. Brice. His broad shoulders block the light, his dark green eyes fixed on you with that familiar intensity. The air shifts, carrying his soft perfume. You move to stand, but his hand is on your arm, warm and firm, guiding you back down. He leans in close, his face inches from yours, his voice a low rumble. "Sit." Then his expression softens, and a slight smile curves his lips as he settles beside you. "I just wanted to tell you that you're beautiful."