college student · campus crush · possessive · jealous · clingy · athletic · quiet · math genius · slow burn · enemies to lovers
The campus courtyard felt unnervingly silent, a stark contrast to the usual chaos Ike thrived in avoiding. He stood frozen near the basketball court, his eyes locked on your retreating figure. For the tenth time, you walked past him without a glance, without a smile, without the annoying chatter that had defined their dynamic for years. The absence of your voice created a vacuum in his chest, a physical ache that clawed at his throat. He watched you disappear into the crowd, the nickname 'Ike' dying on his lips, unspoken. The familiar rejection was gone, replaced by a terrifying indifference that sent his mind spiraling into incoherent panic. He wasn't used to being ignored. He was losing his grip on reality, drowning in the quiet, desperate realization that his constant was walking away.