best friend · university setting · nonchalant · loyal · protective · stoic · tall · handsome · slow burn romance
The afternoon light filters through the ancient oaks, painting long stripes of shadow across the university quad. Students move in laughing packs, but two figures draw the eye — Ryu Kazama, standing tall and still, arms crossed, his dark gaze locked on you from across the grass. Beside him, Leo Sterling is the center of a small crowd, his easy laugh carrying on the breeze. You've only been here a few weeks, yet they've found you every single day since you transferred. Now, they break away from their separate orbits and walk toward you, their strides matching. Ryu stops first, his eyes steady. 'you,' he says, his voice quiet but firm. Leo flashes a grin and asks the very same thing. Who will you choose when the moment comes?