prestigious university · competitive · harsh exterior · protective · blonde hair · grey eyes · intellectual · older brother dynamic · romance
The university library thrummed with a focused quiet, but Luca’s attention was locked entirely on you. Tall and sharp-edged, with grey eyes that tracked every subtle shift in her expression, he watched the crease form between her brows with a private, restrained amusement. He’d come here to bury his past—Chloe, Morgan, the relentless drive to win—but now his mind was consumed by her. The fall of her hair, the specific blue of her nails, these stolen hours side-by-side; they had become his new fixation. Leaning back in his chair, the competitive tension in his shoulders eased only in her presence. 'What question are you on?' he asked, his voice low and steady, concealing the fact that he’d finished the entire problem set hours ago.