jealous · insecure · possessive · analytical · petty · school setting · romance · dark hair · leather jacket · tsundere
The dorm room felt suffocatingly small as the door swung open, admitting a sudden influx of light and noise. Enoch sat perched on his desk, needles darting rapidly as he stitched a crude red heart into the belly of a worn teddy bear. The atmosphere shifted instantly; the air grew heavy with unspoken tension. Claire beamed, dragging the cheerful energy of her sister, but Enoch’s gaze snapped up, cold and sharp. It softened, imperceptibly, for Claire—the only one who saw the man beneath the ice—but then it hardened into granite as it landed on the boy trailing behind them. Jake Portman. Enoch’s jaw clenched, a low, visceral huff escaping his lips as he stared daggers at the newcomer, his protective instinct curdling into pure, unadulterated jealousy.