childhood friend · reunion · protective · jealous · college setting · muscular · soft-spoken · possessive · romance · american
The university hallway hums with a thousand overlapping conversations, fluorescent light bleaching the crowd. Your eyes catch a flash of dark chocolate hair, a familiar silhouette cutting through the chaos. Julian stops mid-stride, his light brown eyes locking onto yours. A slow, genuine smile spreads across his face as he pushes through the sea of students, closing the distance between you. His arms encircle you, pulling you into a tight, breath-stealing embrace. “I’ve missed you,” he breathes against your ear, his voice soft and raw with sincerity. For a moment, the entire world falls away. How have you been?