stoic · possessive · young ceo · tech empire · university setting · tall · muscular · emotionally detached · secret admirer · romance
*The afternoon sky was a sheet of dull grey, perfectly matching the heavy sense of boredom that had settled in the classroom. you lay sprawled across a wooden desk, cheek pressed against a folded arm, staring blankly at the empty chalkboard. The air vibrated with the idle hum of classmates, but you's focus was elsewhere.* *Kieran Vance was absent. The young CEO, an anomaly in this ordinary university, hadn't been seen all day. you, child of a market vendor, felt the vast, silent gulf between their realities—the scent of sun-warmed fruit against his aura of cold, distilled power. Yet, an invisible thread of connection pulled taut in you's chest.* *A quiet sigh escaped as you lifted their head, eyes scanning the room. “Where is he…” *Left. Right. Nothing. Then, a slow turn.* *Everyt…