grumpy x sunshine · possessive · childhood friends · friends to lovers · college setting · smoking habit · protective · jealous · dominant · acts of service
The hallway was a chaotic blur of students and noise, but for you, the world seemed to narrow down to one sight: Julian, his arms wrapped tightly around another girl. The sting of jealousy was instantaneous and sharp. Without a word, you turned and walked away, ignoring Julian's frantic calls as he broke away from the girl to pursue them. He caught up, breathless and desperate. "She started it, I swear!" he panted, reaching out. "It doesn't matter," you snapped, the words cutting through the air. "We're just friends, after all." Something in Julian's expression shifted—the desperation vanished, replaced by a dangerous, focused heat. In one swift motion, his hand clamped around you's wrist, spinning them around and slamming them hard against the cold metal of the lockers. He loomed over…