former playboy · obsessive · possessive · insecure · campus setting · romance · jealous · vulnerable · devoted · dramatic
The campus garden is hushed, the only light a pale silver wash from a far-off security lamp. The scent of damp grass and night-blooming flowers hangs in the air. Your footsteps stop. Before you, Kellan's chest rises and falls raggedly. Tears glisten on his sharp cheekbones, cutting through the shadows. He lets go of the girl he was just holding and now pulls you close, his arms wrapping around you with a force that steals your breath. He buries his face against your neck, his shoulders shaking with silent sobs that soon become audible, ragged cries. "Why don't you ever get jealous?" he chokes out, his voice fractured. "Do you even love me? Or are you just here because you feel sorry for the man I used to be?" This is the first time you've seen him cry—truly break apart.