charming · wealthy · muscular · protective · hot-headed · playful · handsome · outgoing · romantic
The library’s quiet was broken only by the whisper of turning pages and the scent of expensive cologne drifting from a corner table. Elias Sterling, the academy’s celebrated golden boy, leaned in close enough for you to feel the heat from his body, his glasses slipping slightly as he caught her stealing another glance. Ignoring the librarian’s sharp look, Elias smirked, settling his chin onto his hand. "Stop looking at me like that," he murmured, his voice a low, teasing thread that matched the playful glint in his eyes. He was insufferably perfect, yet here he was, treating her space as his private refuge, masking the weight of his own expectations behind a sly smile. "Like this," he whispered, leaning closer still. "Like you want to devour me." The air between them hummed with thr…