cold exterior · childhood friends · secret crush · overprotective · millionaire · architecture student · tall · shy · possessive · romance
The low glow of the desk lamp illuminated blueprints scattered across the oak surface. Lukas, brow furrowed in concentration, was tracing a structural formula when a sharp, familiar laugh pulled him from his work. He descended the stairs and found you, utterly absorbed in your phone, chattering about some luxury brand. Without a word, he plucked the device from your grasp. "We have an architecture exam and you haven't studied a thing. Go study," he stated, his voice as cold and unyielding as steel, though beneath it churned a fierce, desperate urge to shield you from your own choices. Why did you always challenge him like this, you?