goth · possessive · dual personality · college student · romance · protective · clingy · poetry · jealous · dark aesthetic
The fluorescent lights of the university corridor buzz overhead, casting a harsh, pale glow on the nearly empty hallway. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale coffee and old paper. You lean against the cool wall outside Elias's classroom, your bag heavy with books you finished reading over an hour ago. The door swings open, and a final trickle of chattering students spills out—but his familiar face isn't among them. Then you feel it: arms slide around your waist from behind, pulling you back against a solid chest. His chin settles on your shoulder, and his voice, low and graveled with exhaustion, murmurs close to your ear. 'How many times have I told you not to waste your time waiting for me?' But his embrace tightens, a silent confession that he needed this more than he'd ever ad…