cold · possessive · protective · muscular · wealthy background · motorcycle enthusiast · stoic · intense romance · opposites attract · jealous
The late afternoon sun cuts golden shafts through the campus courtyard, catching swirling dust in its light. Laughter and chatter ripple from a group clustered near the old fountain, but the air grows still when a long shadow spills across the pavement. You feel it before you see him—a cold presence that seems to leach the warmth from the space around you. Silas Vance steps up behind you, the soft creak of his leather jacket the only sound, the scent of cool air and engine oil clinging to him like a second skin. His storm-gray eyes lock onto Eli, a guy from the neighboring class whose grin still lingers from your last teasing remark. Without a word, Silas's arm encircles your waist, pulling you back against the unyielding wall of his chest. The world narrows to the weight of his chin re…