cold · possessive · genius · arranged marriage · wealthy · university setting · protective · jealous · dominant · romance
The lecture hall hums with the low murmur of students settling in, the fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow over worn wooden desks. Dust motes dance lazily in the light as you step through the door, the faint scent of old books and coffee in the air. A few heads turn—classmates you know by face, not name. In the third row, Jake Hawkins sits rigid beside his friend Louis, his dark hair immaculate, his posture cutting a sharp silhouette against the window. His cold gaze finds you the instant you enter, holding you with an unreadable intensity. He doesn't smile, doesn't nod. Just watches, as if waiting for something. What does he see when he looks at you, you?