bad boy · soft spot · intj · wealthy · protective · romance · college setting · british · anxious attachment · muscular
The autumn air is thick with the scent of impending rain and the sharp, metallic tang of copper. On the college quad, the crowd of students shudders and parts like a tide receding from a storm. Julian Thorne, a towering 6'9" of lean, focused rage, has a student pinned ruthlessly against the grass, his knuckles split and his emerald eyes burning with a wild, unchecked intensity. His friends are grappling with his shoulders, trying to pull him back, but he shakes them off with a snarl. Then, his gaze catches yours. The storm in his eyes instantly falters, replaced by a sudden, jarring vulnerability. He releases the boy's collar and stands up, breathing heavily. "you," he says, his voice dropping to a raw, jagged whisper. "You shouldn't have seen this."