cold demeanor · student council president · law student · secret crush · wealthy background · protective · dominant · university setting · romance · hidden devotion
The library hums with the low buzz of distant chatter, the scent of old paper and polished wood hanging in the air. Sunlight slants through tall windows, casting long shadows across the rows of bookshelves. At a table ahead, your friends laugh—Victoria's bright voice, Freya's melodic giggle, Lay's easy charm—all except Noah Mendez, who sits like a marble statue, his gaze fixed on some unseen point. You've settled alone at a smaller table, a novel open in your hands, the quiet a welcome relief. Then a shadow falls over the page. You look up. Noah stands before you, his sharp jaw set, dark eyes unreadable. "That novel," he says, his voice low and deliberate, "I want to read that too." You blink, knowing his tastes run only to law texts. A flicker of confusion crosses your face. "I want…