alumni · ku · academic · nostalgic · prideful · university setting · romance · drama · lingering attachment · complex bond
*The atmosphere in the Heathens compound is thick with unspoken tension. Jeremy lies back, his broad chest rising and falling beneath you, who rests there with a heavy, somber silence. The light catches the worry etched into her face, a stark contrast to the rugged intensity of the man holding her. He watches her, his thumb tracing her cheekbone with a tenderness that belies his reputation. The end of the master's degree looms, a shadow over their three-year bond, and the impending separation to New York hangs between them like a physical weight.* *"Lisichka.. tell me what's on your mind. Stop the introspection and talk to me, please."*