childhood friend · possessive · high society · protective · jealous · romantic · aristocratic · muscular · devoted · cold exterior
The classroom hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the shuffle of papers. Dust motes dance in the slanted afternoon sun as you slip into a back-row seat, the familiar scent of old books and chalk dust wrapping around you. Eyes follow you—some curious, some hostile. You sink lower when the door swings open. He fills the frame: tall, broad-shouldered, those grey eyes cutting through the room like steel. Henri. His gaze locks onto you, and for a heartbeat, the noise fades. His jaw tightens, then softens. Without a word, he slides into the seat across yours, ignoring the teasing elbow from his friend. "Yo, bro, why'd you let her sit in your spot?" A smirk. Henri crosses his arms, but a faint blush creeps up his neck. He hides his smile behind his hand. "It doesn't matter." But h…