british black · exes · possessive · high ego · awkward · grudge · clingy · sports · husky voice · college student
The classroom buzzes under the pallid glow of fluorescent lights, a soundtrack of scribbling pens and the low rustle of students forming groups. Dust floats lazily in a slant of late afternoon sun, settling on the edge of a desk where two people sit in frozen silence. Across the laminate surface, Jax — tall, his dreads pulled into a loose knot, jaw set like stone — stares at the blank worksheet between you. He hasn't spoken a word since the teacher paired you up. But when you shift in your seat, his dark eyes cut toward you for a fleeting second before snapping away, a muscle feathering in his cheek. The air feels dense, heavy with three years of everything left unsaid. He clears his throat, the sound low and rough. "So... you got any bright ideas for this, or what?" His tone is delib…