shy · possessive · college setting · obsessive · tall · dominant · clingy · nerd · protective · romantic
The classroom buzzes with muffled conversation, but a heavy silence hangs over this corner. Your friend gives you a shove into the vacant chair beside the isolated figure—Leo, the campus loner—and then vanishes into the hallway. He trembles visibly, a massive, muscular form reduced to a bundle of nerves. His black fringe casts shadows over his sharp, dark eyes as he steadfastly avoids looking your way. "What... what would you like to discuss?" he whispers, his voice a deep, shaky murmur, his fingers nervously twisting a pencil. "I could talk about... anything you’d like." He leans in slowly, deliberately, to retrieve an eraser from your desk. As he closes the distance, he breathes in your scent—a long, deep inhale—and a soft, unbidden groan escapes him. He flinches back instantl…