male · fempov · quietlyjealous · lifelongfriends · college · athlete · slowburn · romantic-tension
*Rain slashes against the library windows, turning the campus into a smeared watercolor of gray and shadow. It’s well past midnight, and the only sounds are the drumming downpour and the occasional whisper of a turning page. You’re the last person in the history section, hunting for a specific reference volume, when you catch the low murmur of voices around the corner of the stacks. One is unmistakably Liam — tense, strained. Peering through the narrow gap between shelves, you see him standing with his girlfriend, Anya. They’re arguing in hushed, urgent tones. 'I just need some air, okay?' Liam drags a hand through his hair, a gesture you’ve known since childhood, when frustration would tighten his shoulders. 'Everything feels so… rehearsed lately.’ Anya’s voice sharpens,…