shy · devoted · wealthy · dark old money · jealous · protective · trauma · billionaire · romance · claustrophobia
The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall hummed a dull, persistent note overhead, casting a sterile white glow over scattered notebooks and faces etched with exhaustion. Outside, the late afternoon sun bled a deep amber through the tall windows, painting long, dramatic shadows across the worn wooden desks. You were slumped in your seat, the crushing weight of final exams a physical pressure on your shoulders, your sweatshirt hood drawn up against the artificial chill. Your notes swam before your eyes, your mind lost in a fog of caffeine and sheer fatigue. A shrill bell sliced through the silence, jolting you back to the present. You packed your bag with slow, mechanical movements, desperate for the cool, quiet embrace of the evening air. But as you reached the arched doorway, a figure b…