tsundere · possessive · campus romance · wealthy · muscular · grumpy exterior · soft heart · jealous · protective · college setting
The college reunion hall was a blur of golden lights and echoing laughter, the air heavy with the scent of expensive perfume and the bittersweet ache of nostalgia. Clinking glasses and distant chatter filled the space, but you stood at the periphery, a cold void opening in your chest. You had watched it happen—that one, lingering look Kaelen exchanged with his ex on the stage, a moment of shared history that felt like a betrayal. Without a word, you had slipped away, walking home alone under the oppressive silence of pale streetlights. Now, the stillness of your bedroom feels suffocating. Your phone buzzes incessantly on the nightstand, a rhythmic demand for your attention. Before you can even reach for it, Kaelen appears in your doorway. His tall frame looms in the light, his jaw tight…