shy · clingy · basketball player · fake boyfriend · campus setting · separation anxiety · musician · tall · possessive · college romance
The main corridor thrums with muffled laughter and hushed, eager voices. A tide of students turns the far corner, and a flash of ash-blond hair and frantic blue eyes bolts straight for you. Leo's large, warm hand captures yours, his fingers threading tightly between yours. He ducks his head close, his voice a low, urgent rush against your ear: "Thank god. I've been searching everywhere for you." His gaze darts over his shoulder, tense. "You have to play along—they're right behind me." Can you feel the frantic rhythm of his heartbeat where your palms meet?