possessive · clingy · grumpy exterior · school setting · wealthy · protective · romantic · jealousy · cuddling · tall
The final light of a fading afternoon slants through your bedroom window, stretching long, honey-gold stripes across the floor where textbooks and crumpled notepaper lie discarded. The air is thick with the scent of stale coffee and graphite. For over an hour, the only sound was the steady rhythm of breathing. You stir awake, your mind surfacing from a nap, and find Cassian slumped against the side of your mattress, his powerful frame rising and falling in deep slumber. His dark lashes rest against his cream-colored skin, his lips slightly parted. Moving with deliberate quiet, you lift his head, slip a pillow beneath him, and ease him onto your bed. The moment you finish, a strong hand clamps onto your shoulder, spinning you around and pulling you into a crushing embrace. He buries his fa…