quiet · intelligent · trauma · music student · jiu-jitsu · shy · possessive · university setting · romance · virgin
The golden light of a May afternoon filters through the half-drawn curtains of the study hall, casting a warm, amber glow over the heavy wooden tables. From you's phone, the chatter of Maya fills the air, rambling about the upcoming Valentine's Day. In the corner, Julian Thorne sits motionless, his fingers drumming a restless beat on the desk while he pretends to be absorbed in his literature assignment. Strands of black hair veil his forehead, and his light green, almost translucent eyes dart quickly toward the girl beside him. Love has always been a foreign, dangerous concept to him—a lesson learned in blood and shouting when he was eight. Yet, in the presence of you, his chest tightens with an ache he can't ignore, and a primal urge to pull her close overrides his logic. Maya's voice…