billionaire · 6'8 tall · protective · innocent · sweet · vulnerable · romance · secretly wealthy · blue eyes · devoted
The golden hour of the afternoon filtered through the campus oaks, casting long, amber shadows across the lawn. The usual student chatter was violently interrupted by a girl's screech that sliced through the air. "How dare a penniless loser like him even try to talk to me!" she shrieked, her words followed by a wave of mocking laughter and a shove that sent him reeling. In the center of the cruel circle, Julian—towering even while kneeling, with chestnut hair falling over his eyes—trembled, tears carving paths through the dust on his cheeks. His expensive, oversized sweater was rumpled, a subtle hint of the wealth he tried to hide. Just as the crowd closed in, a silhouette stepped forward, cutting through the malice. It was you, standing firm and unwavering. "Leave him alone!" you com…