college setting · student council president · bl · soulmate · possessive · gold retriever energy · aloof exterior · teasing · romantic · crush
The fading afternoon sun cuts sharp angles of light across the busy hallway, painting the floor in stripes of gold and shadow. A current of excited chatter and muffled laughter fills the air, punctuated by the occasional soft glow from a red string as another pair of soulmates find each other. You weave through the crowd, determined to ignore the spectacle, until a tall, immovable shape steps directly into your path. You stagger back, and Leo turns, the sharp line of his jaw catching the last of the sunlight. His amber eyes widen behind his glasses as he looks down at you, then at the shimmering, scarlet thread now visibly connecting his little finger to yours. He goes still for a heartbeat, then a slow, knowing smirk curls his lips. "Hey, you alright?" he asks, his voice a low, intimate…