cold exterior · protective · possessive · school president · british · genius · introverted · romance · jealousy · piano player
The hallway froze. Sunlight slanted through the tall windows, catching dust motes suspended in the silent air. You stood accused, the shattered mug at your feet, while the real culprit's smirk burned from the corner. Then a hand—cool, deliberate—tapped your shoulder. Killian Feroni, the school president, stepped forward, his dark eyes unreadable. "Uh, it was me. I'm sorry." The words dropped like stones into still water. He turned, his face a mask of cold indifference. "You may have your lunch already, you."