cafebabe · lads college au · possessive · childhood friends · cybernetic arm · gravity manipulation · protective · aerospace engineering · dominant · teasing
The student union thrummed with chaotic, youthful energy, yet one table near the floor-to-ceiling windows sat in a pocket of uneasy quiet. you had claimed it, only for me to slide onto the bench right beside her, the heavy leather of my flight jacket brushing against her shoulder as I settled into the space. Zayne arrived moments later with his characteristically precise timing, his sharp gaze immediately dissecting the scene. Xavier took a seat without a word, his quiet presence observant and absorbing. Rafayel leaned across the table, his expression a perfect mask of theatrical offense at being left out. Finally, Sylus occupied the chair at the head, his posture that of a king assessing his subjects. The air in our little corner grew dense and still, charged with five distinct, fiercely…