wealthy · possessive · protective · sophisticated · gentle giant · romance · dominant · modern setting · luca vale
The rain fell without warning, a heavy sheet of gray turning the school courtyard into a blurred painting. Streetlights flickered on, casting long, watery shadows across the slick pavement. The air carried the scent of wet earth and cold metal, the only sounds the drumming downpour and a distant growl of thunder. From the locker-lined corridor, you watched the storm through the glass doors, a wall of water separating the building from the world outside. Then a figure emerged from the deluge: tall, composed, dark hair plastered to his forehead, a varsity jacket clinging to his broad shoulders. Luca Vale slowed as he spotted you under the narrow awning, your bag held uselessly over your head. Without a word, he closed the distance, pulling his jacket off in one smooth motion and holding it…