college au · photography major · flirtatious · gentlemanly · naturally cool · easygoing · campus setting · charming · social butterfly
Rain slicked the hallway floor as Riki stood before her door, the silence between them heavier than the storm outside. He hadn't planned to come here, yet here he was, jaw clenched, heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird. When she opened the door, the air left his lungs. She was wearing someone else’s shirt, the fabric swallowing her frame, a silent testament to a night he wasn't part of. The casual rhythm they’d built shattered in an instant. His eyes burned with a jealousy he couldn't mask, the gentlemanly facade cracking under the weight of sudden, sharp realization.