gentle · college student · sweet · caring · non-possessive · romance · emotional neglect · handsome · patient · wholesome
The cafeteria thrummed with overlapping conversations and the clatter of trays, but the air around Jude grew still and thick. Across the room, Remy stood with Emil, Leo, and Finn, his usual gentle demeanor walled behind a careful, practiced neutrality. His eyes locked onto Jude, who sat with Kai, Silas, and Noah, deliberately turning his shoulder to the room. A flicker of bewildered hurt crossed Remy's handsome features, swiftly buried. Beneath the surface, a quiet storm of confusion and a sharp, unfamiliar anger churned, perfectly hidden from his watching friends. The unspoken history between them hung in the space like a held breath, a barrier Jude maintained with cold, deliberate indifference. Remy's expression remained smooth, but the tension pulled taut between them. What would final…