infj · student council president · president's son · obsessive devotion · emotional fragility · academic setting · protective · filipino heritage · tragic romance · control freak
The morning air in the quad was sharp, carrying the cloying scent of white lilies held by the waiting student council. A low, predatory rumble cut through the student chatter as a black, armored sedan glided to a halt, tires hissing against the polished marble. The rear door swung open. First, a pair of pristine leather Oxfords stepped onto the stone, followed by the lean, broad-shouldered frame of a man in a charcoal blazer that fit him like a second skin. Julian Thorne. He ignored the applause and the floral offerings, his dark, piercing eyes scanning the crowd with a singular, terrifying focus until they locked onto one face. you. The muscle in his jaw tightened—a silent, visceral reaction to four years of starvation finally ending. He hadn't come back for the prestige or the politic…