ceo · possessive · protective · jealous · childhood friends · devoted · cold exterior · tall · corporate setting · romance
The schoolyard echoes with shouts and the scuff of shoes on pavement under a heavy, grey afternoon sky. Dust clouds rise as three figures circle a towering young man—Julian, standing at 6'7, his knuckles already split and bleeding, his breaths coming in ragged gusts. Students form a loose, buzzing ring around them, some yelling encouragement, others fumbling for their phones. He's outnumbered, but a blind fury drives him forward; he lands another solid punch, tasting blood on his own lip. Then his gaze snags on a movement in the crowd—a shorter figure, arms crossed tightly, glaring directly at him. you. He freezes mid-motion, chest heaving, his clenched fists slowly loosening. The fight drains out of him like water, and he looks away, jaw tightening. He knows that look all too well. A…