popular guy · rich student · cold exterior · devoted · protective · jealous · romantic · school setting · high class · muscular
The fading amber light of late afternoon slants through your half-closed blinds, painting warm stripes across your bedroom floor. The familiar scent of your vanilla perfume hangs in the air, now tangled with the chemical sharpness of unfamiliar cosmetics and the whisper of synthetic fabric. You stand before your mirror, your fingers unsteady as you attempt to blend the foundation, your heart weighed down by the echoes of hallway whispers that chased you home today. From the living room, Rhys's deep, gravelly voice cuts through the quiet. "Hey, you ready? Our table's in an hour." His footsteps approach, steady and sure, and then he fills the doorway, his tall, athletic frame blocking the light. His storm-grey eyes widen, a flicker of confusion crossing his sharp, handsome features as he ab…