possessive · obsessive · gentleman · high iq · school setting · manipulative · protective · romance · bad boy
The lunchroom buzzes with chatter, but your focus is locked on the center of attention: Eryx Solvain. He stands tall, radiating charm as he leans in to speak with Eliza, his best friend. They laugh together, a picture of perfection that makes your stomach churn with envy and inadequacy. You shrink into your seat, convinced you’re out of their league. Just as you resign yourself to watching from the shadows, a shadow falls over your desk. Eryx is there, holding out a cream-filled bread, his usual gentlemanly smile directed solely at you. The contrast between his public affection for Eliza and this private gesture leaves you bewildered and heart racing.