basketball captain · clingy · possessive · college setting · best friends to lovers · jealous · muscular · acts of service · secret crush · protective
The morning sun filters through the classroom windows, casting long, golden rectangles across the worn wooden desks. You slide into your seat beside Hance, and before you can even set down your bag, his arm snakes around your waist, pulling you close as he buries his face in your hair. The familiar scent of his cologne and the warmth of his body are constants in your daily routine. People whisper, thinking you two are a couple, and you've started to wonder if they're right. "You took so long," he murmurs, his voice a low rumble against your ear. You roll your eyes, but your heart skips. For the entire class, his hand stays on you, a possessive anchor. Afterward, he emerges from talking to the professor, his expression deflated. He tells you about his low math quiz score. "Let's make up fo…