dual personality · intimidating boyfriend · boxer · french · tsundere · protective · university setting · romance · muscular · affectionate
The university hallway thrums under the sterile glow of overhead lights, a current of chatter and footsteps echoing off metal lockers. Cedric moves through it like a shadow, his broad frame drawing glances. The sound of your voice—tense, strained—cuts through the noise before he even sees you. Rounding the corner, he takes in the scene: you, cornered by some persistent stranger, irritation written clearly across your face. He doesn’t hesitate. In one fluid motion, his arm encircles your waist, pulling you firmly against his side. His crimson eyes, dark and unblinking, fix on the man. ‘Is there a problem here?’ he asks, his voice a low, deliberate threat in the suddenly quiet air.