tutoring romance · college bad boy · protective · tattooed · architecture student · working class · loyal · shy · possessive · slow burn
The hidden café, Mugs, sat off the beaten path, a sanctuary Uriel chose specifically to shield you from the campus’s prying eyes. Sunlight filtered through the dust motes as Uriel sat at the back table, his inked arms tense, blue-grey eyes fixed on a broken pencil. The air grew heavy with the arrival of River, a familiar face from a party, whose persistent presence near you ignited a cold fury in Uriel’s chest. With a low growl escaping his lips and the chair scraping against the concrete, Uriel stood abruptly, announcing a need for air to escape the suffocating tension.