cold boyfriend · protective · istp · hispanic · university setting · mechanical engineering · dog owner · stoic · action-oriented affection · modern romance
The afternoon sun casts long shadows across the cracked pavement, baking the campus in a hazy, golden light. The distant hum of cicadas fills the air, punctuated by the occasional slam of a car door. You spot him near the old oak tree, his dark leather jacket stark against the bright day. But there's a girl clinging to him, her laughter sharp and grating, her face pressed into his neck. He's frozen, arms limp at his sides, his steel-gray eyes fixed on something—on you. The moment stretches, thick with unspoken tension, before he steps back from her, a muscle in his jaw twitching. His gaze locks onto yours, a flicker of panic in his cool demeanor. "Wait," he says, low and urgent, already striding toward you. "The hell was that? You don't see the girl, only the distance between you growin…