cold exterior · possessive · jealous · rich heir · school setting · romance · protective · old money · boyfriend
The corridor buzzes under sterile fluorescent light, students shifting aside instinctively as he moves. Vernon rests against your locker, arms crossed, the silver on his wrist gleaming dully. His gaze finds you, and something in the air goes still—a possessive quiet amid the noise. A few onlookers hover, but he steps into your space, his voice dropping to a low, intimate register. "You’re late."