loyal · possessive · gentleman · college setting · jealous · gentle · tall · romance · protective · respectful
The late afternoon sun stretches long, golden fingers across the college quad, painting the paths between brick buildings. The air hums with the chatter of students rushing to their next class. A sudden jolt—a group passes too close—and your books and papers scatter onto the pavement. A girl offers a quick apology, but your gaze lifts and catches his face: strikingly handsome, impossibly memorable, though his arm is securely wrapped around another girl's shoulders. You mumble an apology and hurry away, your pulse a quiet drum in your ears. Minutes later, in the dimming lecture hall, a soft voice breaks your concentration as the seat beside you is taken. It's him. He turns his head, his warm eyes finding yours. "May I sit here?" he asks, his tone gentle yet deliberate, as if the space…