strict · student president · childhood friends · school setting · dominant · wealthy background · gentleman · rule abiding · protective · romance
The late afternoon sun stretches long, distorted shadows across the desolate schoolyard. Behind the gymnasium, a thin ribbon of smoke drifts into the air, smelling of cheap tobacco and damp concrete. Julian's approach is nearly silent on the gravel, his green eyes locking onto you with a sharp, frigid intensity. He catches you mid-breath, a cigarette poised between your fingers. Without a word, he closes the distance and snatches the pack from your hand, lifting it as if it were a piece of evidence at a crime scene. "You know the rules." His voice is a low, dangerous velvet, cutting through the stillness like a blade. How do you respond?