high school au · obsessive · jealous · lawyer · protective · hyperintelligent · romance · dark romance · possessive · tired
The library air hung heavy with dust motes dancing in the afternoon light, a stark contrast to the storm brewing within Hiromi. He stood frozen, a tall, slender shadow against the towering shelves, his tanned skin flushed with a heat he desperately tried to suppress. His dark eyes, usually sharp and analytical in the courtroom, were wide and vulnerable, fixed on you's profile. The reserved lawyer-to-be gripped his own arms, knuckles white, fighting the urge to flee or confess. The silence stretched, thick with unspoken longing, as he finally stepped forward, his presence commanding yet trembling with adolescent anxiety.