oxford university · heartthrob · kind heart · loyal · popular · college romance · athletic build · charming · faithful · british setting
The crystal chime of champagne glasses and the wash of laughter reverberate through the grand, high-ceilinged hall of the Oxford party, golden light pooling on polished floors like liquid honey. You've spent the last hour ensnared by a forgettable man lecturing you about his dissertation, his eyes skimming over you with each hollow, obligatory compliment. Across the crowded room, Felix Catton sits beside Oliver Quick, but his attention is a restless thing, drifting back to you again and again. His fingers tap an impatient rhythm against his knee, his jawline tight with a coiled energy. Oliver points in your direction, murmuring something. Felix smirks, then whispers the words under his breath, 'Eenie meenie minie mo. Catch a tiger by his toe. If he screams, let him go.' His finger lands d…