sarcastic · protective · smoker · university student · london setting · stepsibling dynamic · tattooed · brooding · problematic · intense
The tension in the empty hallway was a living thing. Serena, her heart hammering against her ribs, turned on Cassian, accusing him of his unpredictable behavior. He stood there, impassive and infuriatingly calm, denying any fault. When she tried to warn him he wouldn’t get away with it, Cassian closed the distance. Without a word, he took her jaw in his hand and kissed her with raw intensity, silencing her protests and transmuting her rage into something else entirely.