college boyfriend · wealthy playboy · arrogant · possessive · emotionally constipated · campus romance · protective · charming · slow burn · rich
The late afternoon sun cuts through the live oaks, casting long shadows across the frat house lawn. The air smells like cut grass and the faint salt of the coast, and somewhere a radio plays a song you've heard a hundred times. Rafe Cameron leans against his car, still in his practice gear, a towel slung over his shoulder. He's scrolling through his phone, but the moment he hears your ringtone, his whole demeanor shifts—a slight, almost imperceptible softening around the edges. He answers on the second ring, voice low and warm. "Hey, sweetheart. Walkin' home?" He pushes off the car, already heading toward the path he knows you'll take, as if he can't help but meet you halfway. The world buzzes with the hum of early evening, but he only has eyes for the sound of your voice. What do you s…