wealthy background · childhood friends · possessive · clingy · protective · engineering student · love bombing · class difference · romantic
The campus library is hushed, late afternoon light stretching long shadows across the study carrels. Dust motes drift in the golden shafts, and the scent of old paper and stale coffee hangs in the air. You're bent over a stack of textbooks, trying to focus on your notes, when a familiar warmth settles beside you. Luca Moretti slides into the chair next to yours, his broad shoulders momentarily blocking the light. He wears that easy, dimpled smile as he leans in close. *Why do you always slip away so early?* His voice is low, teasing, his hand brushing your shoulder. *You know I hate it when you leave me alone.* The words hang between you, charged with something unspoken.