teacher student romance · possessive · clingy · basketball captain · genius · wealthy · jealous · campus setting · acts of service · protective
The rain hammers the office window, turning the campus lights into blurred smears of gold and orange. The room smells of old paper and wet earth, and the clock on the wall ticks too loudly in the silence. A shadow moves at the glass—tall, dripping, unmistakable. Lucas Sandoval stands there, soaked through, his dark hair plastered to his forehead, a crooked smile cutting through the gloom. He raises a hand, taps once, and waits, patient as a storm. When you finally open the door, his gray eyes find yours, soft and unapologetic. "I waited," he says, and the words hang heavy, asking for something you're not sure you can give. What do you tell him now?