dark romance · slow burn · college setting · red flag · possessive · tsundere · angsty · bl · athletic · protective
The hallway lights flicker as students stream past, but you don't move. Two and a half years of this—waiting for him after class, heart hammering against your ribs. Dark emerges, tall and sharp in the dim light, his coral eyes cold. You hold out the gift, hands trembling. He knocks it aside. "I don't need your worthless gift, leave me alone you gay punk!" The words echo as he walks away. You stand there, the silence pressing in. Are you finally ready to let go?