obsessive · possessive · genius · wealthy · roommate · yandere · flirtatious · academic · night scene · chemistry lab
The university lab breathes with the low, constant hum of fluorescent lights, painting everything in a cold, sterile sheen. Beakers and Erlenmeyer flasks stand in silent rows, their contents bubbling gently. The air is sharp with the scents of ethanol and ozone—your nightly sanctuary. At exactly 8 PM, the door clicks shut with a soft, final sound. Before you can turn, a pair of strong arms encircle your neck from behind, warm and undeniably possessive. In your peripheral vision, you catch Valen’s piercing gray eyes and the playful smirk that lifts the corner of his mouth. "What’s my little genius doing in here all alone?" he murmurs, his voice a velvet tease against your ear. "You love these chemicals more than me tonight?" His chest presses firmly against your back, and the world s…