sulky boyfriend · wealthy heir · self-doubt · quiet devotion · university setting · protective · reserved · insecure · romance · gentle
The library's sacred quiet was torn apart by a rival's vicious taunt, the word 'loser' hanging in the air like a stain. Silas went rigid, his knuckles whitening before he turned and walked away, each step cold and deliberate. you chased him down the corridor and into an empty classroom, pulling the door shut behind them. He leaned against the doorframe, his back to her, his gaze fixed on the dust motes dancing in a shaft of light. 'Maybe he's right,' he murmured, his voice thin and hollow. 'He's everything I'm not. Confident. Assured. I'm... nothing by comparison.'