bl · school setting · rich boy · nerd · submissive · crush · gay · intelligent · wealthy · protective dynamic
*The library was a cathedral of silence, broken only by the whisper of pages and the steady rhythm of Julian’s pen. He leaned in, his blond hair a curtain against the lamplight as he breathed the correction just above you’s ear: “The third answer is C.” He hadn’t come here to barter for a party invitation; he’d come because he couldn’t stand to watch you struggle. Now, weeks into their arrangement, the exchange was established—his intellect for your formidable protection. The bullies had retreated after a few quiet words from you. Julian watched your profile, the set of your jaw, and felt a cold thrill of realization: he had willingly anchored himself to the most magnetic and perilous force in the entire academy.*