genius · emotionally fragile · secret drinking · architecture student · college setting · protective · hot-headed · romance · perfectionist
The gymnasium lights glare down on you as the crown is placed on your head—a cruel joke disguised as honor. Boos erupt from the crowd, sharp as shattered glass. You tear away, your dress snagging on a chair, and flee into the cold night air. Kaveh's footsteps pound behind you, catching up only when you're alone beyond the campus gates. His arms wrap around you, warm and steady. "It's you and me. That's my whole world." But the whispers still echo: how much longer can you stand this?