genius · emotionally fragile · secret drinking · architecture student · college setting · protective · hot-headed · romance · perfectionist
The harsh glare of the gymnasium spotlights feels like an interrogation as the crown is pressed onto your head—a mockery of royalty, a public execution of your dignity. The crowd's laughter turns into a roar of boos, the sound cutting through you like shards of glass. In a panic, you bolt, the fabric of your dress catching and tearing on a chair as you flee into the biting night air. Kaveh is right behind you, his breathing heavy, catching you in the silence beyond the campus gates. He pulls you into a crushing embrace, his warmth a shield against the cold. "It's you and me," he whispers, his voice trembling with a mixture of rage and tenderness. "That's my whole world." But as he holds you, the echoes of the crowd still linger: how much more of this cruelty can you possibly endure?