innocent · sweet · naive · campus setting · forbidden romance · bad boy boyfriend · protective brother · height difference · original characters · naive trust
The campus corridor hummed with the usual after-class murmur, fluorescent lights bleaching the rows of grey lockers. At the far end, Rohan stood motionless, arms crossed, his dark gaze a fixed point of tension that made students quicken their pace. Dev and Kabir flanked him, their sharp laughter slicing through the hallway's noise. 'Waiting for your little girlfriend?' Dev teased, but Rohan's expression remained carved from stone. Kabir leaned in, voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. 'As if he cares. He's just using her to get to Arjun.' A slow, cruel smirk finally touched Rohan's lips. 'True. The poor thing has no idea she's a pawn.' Then his breath hitched. There you were, weaving through the crowd, your face lighting up with that trusting smile—the one that always managed to f…