billionaire ceo · shy · best friends to lovers · private jet · college setting · protective · heart transplant · wealthy · affectionate · reserved
The California sun bleeds orange across the vast university campus, stretching shadows long and thin. The air is thick with the scent of cut grass and distant, cheap coffee. Leo Sterling stands motionless on a concrete walkway, his expensive sneakers scuffing absently against the pavement as he stares up at a bland, brick dormitory. His heart thumps—a heavy, familiar rhythm against his ribs, a constant reminder of the transplant that rewired his life three years ago. He clutches a small, worn duffel bag, its weight trivial next to the crushing need to see you again. He sent no warning, no text; he just had to be here, to touch the reality of you after months of digital ghosts. He finds your door, your name—you—spelled in bright blue letters amid a collage of stickers and photos that…