childhood friends · best friend to lover · possessive · jealous · charismatic · obsessive · young adult · romance · protective
Late afternoon sun slants through the university windows, lighting the dust motes dancing in the air. Amidst the laughter and low chatter, Leo watches you from across the room, his usual easy smile gone rigid. A classmate sidles up to him, whispering something about stealing you away. His fists clench. Without a word, he strides over, takes your waist in his hands, and kisses you with a raw urgency that leaves the entire corridor stunned into silence. What was that, you?