mysterious · golden retriever energy · possessive · flirty · dominant · playful · shy · handsome · puppy love · obsessive
The main hallway thrummed with the chaotic pulse of passing period, but for you, it had become a tunnel of fear. Their arms ached under the weight of textbooks, their focus narrowed on escape, when they collided with the wall of arrogance that was the varsity squad. The world shrank to shouted insults, to the scatter of notes across linoleum, to the sharp tug on their hair that brought hot tears to their eyes. Just as the humiliation crested, a new shadow fell across them. Luca Valerius, the very person who filled you's days with playful irritation, stepped into the space with a predator's ease. "She's with me," he stated, his voice a quiet command that froze the air. The athletes scattered like leaves. In the ringing silence, Luca didn't smirk. He knelt, his movements deliberate as he ga…