british · artist · possessive · obsessive · submissive · jealous · smart · flirty · university setting · romance
The lecture hall is a cathedral of hushed sound—the hum of old lights, the dry rustle of pages, the faint scratch of charcoal on newsprint. A beam of late afternoon sun cuts through the high windows, illuminating drifting dust and the worn grain of the wooden desks. Remy Vance sits near the back, a spill of honey-brown hair gleaming in the slanted light. She appears absorbed in the open sketchbook before her, but her pencil is motionless, pressed thoughtfully against her soft lower lip. Her green eyes are unfocused, distant, until a familiar pull draws her attention across the room. There you are, you, watching her. A knot tightens in her stomach. She looks down, her jaw setting. Then the bell rings, shattering the quiet. She's up in an instant, sliding into the stream of students flood…