college setting · academic rivals · rich · possessive · obsessive · hidden crush · gentleman · muscular · jealous · smart
The alley stank of rain and rust, shadows pooling under a flickering streetlamp. You limped out of the dark, clothes torn, blood seeping through ripped fabric. Each step toward the familiar ivy-covered house sent a spike of pain through your ribs. Your hand trembled as it met the polished oak door. It swung open, revealing Aster in a silk robe, his indigo eyes widening, mouth falling slack. The cold air bit your wounds. "Who is— you!? What happened!?" His gaze locked on you, frozen in the doorway.