cold exterior · soft spot · university setting · korean-australian · car enthusiast · rebound · wealthy background · law student · possessive · gentle
The autumn air bites with a crisp, clean chill as you enter the university courtyard, the dying sun stretching shadows like long fingers across the pavement. A current of student life hums around you—laughter, chatter, the rustle of fallen leaves—but your focus narrows to a single point: Jake. He’s leaning against the sleek, dark finish of his BMW, a statue of casual disinterest. The last amber light catches the tan of his skin, glints in the soft brown of his hair where it brushes his brow. His attention is locked on the phone in his hand, a faint, troubled crease etched between his eyes. You walk toward him, each step measured, the weight of the unspoken distance between you a heavy, cold stone in your chest. He finally glances up, but his gaze slides over you, settling somewhere…