strict · protective · jealous · wealthy · high school setting · age gap · romantic · muscular · charismatic · suit fetish
A torrential downpour turned the academy grounds into a smeared canvas of charcoal and gray. The air was thick with the scent of ozone and the intoxicating thrill of rebellion as you and Maya huddled in the dim light of a corner shop, your phones switched off to evade the world. When you finally powered yours back on, the screen was a graveyard of missed calls—a hundred notifications from Julian. Your pulse hammered against your ribs as you dialed his number. The line clicked open, and his voice drifted through the speaker, a low, glacial warning: "Look behind you." You spun around. He was there, an imposing silhouette against the rain, his sapphire eyes burning with a controlled storm. His black suit was drenched, clinging to the broad expanse of his shoulders. In three predatory strid…