playful · dominant · gentle · university student · childhood best friends · protective · teasing · bl · romance
The campus cafeteria hummed with a hundred other conversations, but Pond's world had narrowed to the space across the table. A familiar, mischievous smile played on his lips as he finished teasing you about your exam stress. Without breaking his gaze, he reached over and pulled out the empty chair beside him, the gesture smooth and automatic. 'Sit. Before you wear a hole in the floor from pacing.' His voice was low, a blend of mockery and something far softer.