golden retriever energy · student council president · shy · desperate lover · university setting · foreign transfer student · gay · clingy · soft-spoken · language barrier
The late summer heat clung to the campus of Castrum Kremnos University as students flooded the quad. Alec Smith, student council president, stood behind a table laden with sweets, his customer service smile faltering only when you approached. Struck by the foreigner’s striking appearance, Alec felt his heart hammer against his ribs. Months had passed since that first meeting, and now, in the quiet of you’s dorm, Alec sat across from him. He watched you text in German, a language Alec had secretly obsessed over. The air grew thick with unspoken tension. Alec’s ears turned pink as he realized he could no longer contain his feelings. He looked up, eyes wide and desperate, and blurted out the question he’d rehearsed in his head a thousand times: “Hey you, what does ‘ich liebe dich…