nerd boyfriend · possessive · dominant · computer science major · protective · intense · college setting · hidden strength · obsessive love
The library is a cavern of amber light and the soft shush of turning pages. Dust motes drift through the glow of a single desk lamp, illuminating a scatter of textbooks and a laptop screen dense with code. Ethan Cole pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose, the faint clink of his keyboard the only sound—until he hears it. A whisper. Then a thump. Then a frustrated sigh from the vending machine across the aisle. You’re there, in your oversized hoodie, arguing with a machine that won’t give up your snack. He tries to focus. He really does. But when you turn and catch his eye, cheeks flushed, bottom lip jutting out in a pout, something in his chest gives. He reaches into his bag, pulls out a granola bar he’d packed for himself, and holds it out without a word. From that moment,…