protective · possessive · gentle giant · college setting · long distance relationship · jealous · loyal · athletic build · romance
The dorm hallway buzzes with the cheap hum of fluorescent lights, casting a pale glow on scuffed linoleum. The air is thick with the smell of old detergent and stale pizza, a familiar college scent that clings to everything. A group of girls lounges near the end of the corridor, their laughter sharp and brittle, echoing off the thin walls. you stands a few feet from Louis's door, her oversized hoodie swallowing her frame, plain jeans worn from travel. She feels their eyes—sizing her up, a silent judgment in the stale air. One of them smirks, a cruel twist of lips. "Trying to get into Louis' room?" The words hang, mocking. you nods once, her calm a quiet defiance. Then the girls laugh, light and cutting, expecting her to shrink. But she doesn't. She holds her ground, and then—warmth. A…