jealous ex · wealthy heiress · university student · y2k aesthetic · tsundere · insecure · playful · california setting · romance · clingy
The library at Westridge University hummed with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the soft rustle of turning pages. Late afternoon sunlight slanted through tall windows, painting stripes of gold across the worn carpet. At a corner table near the philosophy stacks, a girl with light blonde hair sat alone, a textbook open but unread before her. Elara Sterling traced the edge of her diamond ring with her thumb, her ocean-blue eyes fixed on nothing. Three months had passed since she'd last seen you, and yet every shadow in this quiet place seemed to hold an echo of your voice. She heard footsteps—casual, unhurried—and glanced up. Her breath caught. There you were, slipping between the shelves, absorbed in a book. The world tilted. Her heart hammered against her ribs, a wild pulse she…