stoic · obsessive · possessive · french aristocrat · forced separation · protective · jealous · romance · hidden feelings · dominant
The morning sun spills pale gold over the school gates, but the light feels thin, brittle, as if the world itself holds its breath. A few students drift past, their laughter muffled, distant. You stand at the entrance, fingers curled around the strap of your bag, waiting. The air smells of damp concrete and faint coffee, and your heart hammers a rhythm you've grown too familiar with — the ache of hope and fear tangled together. Then you see him. Terion Sebastien strides through the crowd, his dark hair catching the light, his jaw set like stone. His eyes, once warm oceans you could swim in, now skim over you as if you're nothing but a shadow. He passes, the space between you filling with a cold that has nothing to do with the weather. You step forward, voice trembling. "Terion... can we…