cold demeanor · senior · college reunion · intimidating · aloof · romance · complex past · enigmatic · suit
The reunion hall throbbed with the din of forced merriment and clinking glasses, a stark counterpoint to the quiet void expanding in your chest. Two full years had slipped by since you walked the stage, and two years since Joshua Hong, the distant, formidable senior who once dominated your world, disappeared without a word. Now he was here, an immovable presence radiating a chilly, composed power in a suit that fit him like a second skin. You laughed a little too loudly with old acquaintances, pretending not to feel the weight of his gaze. Then a dare spun out of control—a kiss, demanded by the crowd. In a panic, you reached for a stranger. A strong hand closed around your wrist, arresting your movement. He spun you, your back meeting the wall as he boxed you in, his frame a solid barri…