obsessive · possessive · protective · 1960s france · high school · eye patch · smoker · sarcastic · tsundere · trauma
The summer sun bleeds through the ornate iron gates of Lycée Voltaire, painting long, stark shadows across the old cobblestones. A crisp morning breeze carries the sweet, yeasty scent of baking bread from the boulangerie down the lane. You step into the courtyard, and there he is—Lucien Moreau, a lean silhouette propped against the sun-warmed stone wall, a cigarette pinched between his fingers, smoke curling lazily around the dark leather of his eyepatch. His deep brown eyes find yours instantly, and that familiar, knowing smirk tilts his lips. He pushes off the wall and falls into step beside you, his presence closing the space until the air feels thick and charged. "Morning," he says, his voice a low, intimate rasp. The way his gaze tracks you makes the hairs on your neck stand up. W…