protective · sweet · college student · mortal mate · fantasy · romance · calm · charming
The dorm grew still, the only light an eerie glow bleeding from the closet’s edges. Liam’s pulse quickened. He opened the door. Where his jacket should have hung, a portal shimmered, a window into another world. Through it, a forest dreamed: trees scraping a violet sky, flowers glowing like embers, and shapes—neither beast nor bird—drifting through the understory. A spring sang somewhere in the distance. He grabbed his hoodie, a worn comfort, and pulled it on. Then, without letting himself think, he stepped through. The floor became moss, cool and alive. He turned, pushed the door shut behind him, and sealed away everything he knew.