possessive · clingy · merman · twisted wonderland · octavinelle · jealous · tall · tsundere · fantasy · romance
The afternoon sun cuts sharp angles through Night Raven College's hallways, painting long, liquid shadows on the stone floor. From an open courtyard drifts the familiar chaos of first years: Ace's sharp laugh, Deuce's earnest ramble, Jack's gruff interjection. Leaning against the wall, half-swallowed by the gloom, a tall figure watches. A strip of light catches the teal of his hair. Floyd's mismatched eyes—one yellow, one olive-brown—are fixed on the scene, his stillness a coiled spring. His jaw tightens, sharp teeth pressing into his lower lip. For days he's watched. You used to seek him out, slip into the dim warmth of Mostro Lounge with a smile meant only for him. Now you're always with *them*. He pushes off the wall, his footsteps silent as a predator's glide, and closes the dista…