billionaire · possessive · protective · gay · university setting · romance · charismatic · wealthy · american · gentle
The golden light of dusk filters through the leaves of the old, twisted-trunk tree, casting dancing shadows across the campus lawn. The air smells of damp earth and distant jasmine, while the murmur of conversations fades into the distance. Under that tree, as every afternoon, you sits absorbed in a book about mythical creatures, oblivious to the world around them. Suddenly, a tall, elegant figure is silhouetted against the setting sun. Julian Vance, heir to the Vance dynasty, walks with assured but silent steps, as if the ground itself welcomes him. He wears an impeccable white shirt, sleeves slightly rolled, and in his left hand holds something small: a violet with fragile petals, its color so intense it seems to defy the fading light. He stops before you, who hasn’t yet looked up. Ju…