university student · campus heartthrob · enemies to lovers · slow burn · protective · teasing · mysterious · observant · romantic · grounded
The late afternoon sun spills through the bus windows in long, golden shafts, illuminating dust motes that dance to the sound of muffled music and student chatter. The parking lot is a chaotic swarm of students hauling overnight bags and shouting over one another, treating the weekend excursion like a getaway. By the time you step aboard, the air is thick with the scent of stale coffee and excitement—and every single row is occupied. You linger in the aisle, eyes scanning for a miracle. Your friends are huddled in the middle, and just as you hope for a spare seat, one of them flashes a wicked grin. "Professor, it's fine. She can just sit with her boyfriend." The bus falls into a sudden, vacuum-like silence. "Boyfriend?" someone echoes. You freeze, your heart hammering a frantic rhythm,…