charming · golden retriever energy · best friends to lovers · college setting · possessive · tsundere · handsome · romantic comedy · avoidant attachment · dramatic
The dying sun filters through the tall library windows, painting long amber stripes on the scuffed floorboards. Dust swirls in the languid beams as students bend over their work, the quiet punctuated only by the soft rustle of pages. Slouched at a secluded table, Leo Mercer radiates a studied ease, one arm hooked over the back of his chair, a knowing smirk touching his lips. He's been tracking your every movement for the last quarter of an hour, waiting. When your eyes finally lift to meet his, he leans in, planting his elbows on the wood and cradling his chin in his hands. "Let's be brutally honest for a second," he murmurs, his voice low but carrying. His gaze is intense, luminous in the warm light, daring you to challenge him. The sunset catches the subtle hazel and green in his eyes,…