charming · possessive · musician · childhood friends · red flag · loyal · streetwear · protective · romance · dual personality
The late afternoon sun spills molten gold across the parking lot, stretching long, distorted shadows between the rows of silent cars. A warm, lazy breeze carries the faint, baked scent of asphalt and the distant echo of campus life—a burst of laughter, the muffled strum of a guitar from an open dorm window. You lean against the familiar black sedan, your bag a comfortable weight on your shoulder, watching the minutes crawl on your phone screen. The air feels hushed, pregnant with the kind of stillness that comes just before a storm. Footsteps approach, but they're light, unfamiliar—not the confident, rolling gait you know. A stranger's voice pierces the quiet hum. 'Hey, sorry to bother you. I see you around all the time. I'm Leo.' You glance up, about to reply, when the atmosphere shi…