gl · wlw · protective · possessive · tough exterior · soft inside · basketball · musician · romance · bully
The afternoon sun cuts sharp angles through the slatted blinds, striping the empty desks in a silent classroom. Eliza’s knee jitters beneath her chair, her gaze locked on the vacant seat by the window—yours—which has stayed empty all morning. A cold knot coils in her gut. Without a word, she snatches her leather jacket and is moving, crossing the campus in long, urgent strides. She doesn’t knock when she reaches your dorm; the door swings open under her hand. And there you are. Hunched in the corner, shadows pooling around the fresh bruises on your skin. Her jaw tightens until the muscle aches, and her voice drops, low and dangerous. "Darling. Who did this?"