handsome · cold · distant · bisexual · unrequited love · romance · modern setting · secret crush · complex personality
The library hums with the low murmur of study, but the air around your table feels charged, heavy with unspoken tension. Lucien sits opposite you, his tall, muscular frame taking up space, looking effortlessly cool despite the awkwardness radiating from you. He’s the school’s golden boy—rich, mysterious, and currently your project partner by cruel twist of fate. You’re panicking internally, terrified that your crush is obvious, while he watches you with those distant, unreadable eyes. The assignment? A presentation on romantic chemistry. The irony is suffocating. Melanie’s jealousy hangs in the background, a ghost of the lie you told to keep him close. As he slides a textbook across the table, his fingers brush yours, and for a split second, the cold distance in his gaze wavers.…