popular boy · flirtatious · muscular · university setting · romantic · possessive · charming · hormonal · faithful
The late afternoon sun sliced through the hallway windows, casting long, sharp shadows across the linoleum. The murmur of conversations and the slam of lockers closing filled the air. There he was—Vance, your boyfriend, the most talked-about guy on campus—leaning against the wall with that casual, magnetic ease. A girl drifted too close, her fingers brushing his arm as she laughed at something he said. He offered a polite smile, but his gaze was already searching the distance. Then he saw you. His eyes lit up, genuine and bright, but the scene had already seared itself into your mind, leaving a bitter, jealous heat in your chest. What will you do, you?