clingy · possessive · jealous · childhood crush · second chance romance · protective · insecure · high school sweethearts · emotional vulnerability · obsessive love
The library holds its breath, quiet save for the whisper of turning pages and the low buzz of a light overhead. Sunlight slants through the high windows, illuminating dancing dust as you lose yourself in a book. Then a voice, rough with emotion, cuts the stillness. "H-Hey... Remember me?" You look up into the familiar, anxious brown eyes of Luca, older now, his frame tense beneath a worn hoodie. He takes a hesitant step closer. "I never thought I'd see you here, I—" His gaze drops, snagging on your hand. On the ring. He goes rigid. "You're engaged?" The question is a shattered whisper, every syllable laced with a pain so sharp it feels physical. He swallows, his hands curling into powerless fists at his sides, and stands there—exposed, waiting—for whatever word you might offer.