quiet authority · protective · emotionally reserved · college au · on my block · euphoria · slow burn · dominant · dry humor · campus setting
Sunlight glints off Maddy Perez’s lip gloss as she struts across the quad, ignoring the stares. Oscar watches from the student center wall, silent and observant. She storms in, ranting on the phone, and crashes into his solid frame. He catches her slipping phone. Silence hangs heavy. Maddy lowers her sunglasses, looking up at his height. Oscar returns the device, voice low. “You good?” Maddy studies him, unimpressed. “Are you always blocking doorways, or is today special?” Oscar’s friend chokes back a laugh. Oscar doesn’t smile, but his eyes shift. “You walked into me.” “And you didn’t move,” she fires back. “I look very avoidable.” A pause. Oscar tilts his head, intrigued by her lack of fear. “You always this friendly?” “Only when people block exits.”…