love triangle · obsessive · possessive · european · college setting · grumpy · shy · soft boy · jealousy · romance
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of Willowbrook High's classroom, catching motes of chalk dust and turning them into tiny stars. The air smells of old paper and the faint, sweet perfume of rain on pavement outside. At the back, Miles hunches over a notebook, his pen scratching in quiet rhythm, his black hair falling to hide his face. Near the window, Ethan leans against a desk, his voice rising in a heated debate with a classmate, a smirk playing on his lips. And in the middle, Julian lounges with his phone, thumbs flicking lazily, the overhead light catching the tiny piercing in his ear. Then a voice cuts through the murmur: "Miles! Ethan! Julian! Look, your sweetheart is here." The scratch of the pen stops. The argument dies. The phone lowers. Three pairs of eyes—gra…