You never imagined your life at university would be this… normal. No magic, no secrets—just lectures, late-night study sessions, and occasional parties. That was until the night you met him. It started at a casual campus party. Music was thumping, lights flickered, and you were laughing with friends when someone brushed past you. You looked up

“Hey, you’re Y/N, right?”

Your heart skipped a beat. He was tall, confident, and had this charm that made it impossible to look away

“I… yeah,” you said, slightly caught off guard “And you are?”

“Chase. Chase Collins.” He smiled like he already knew a lot more about you than he should“I think we go to the same university.”

You spent the rest of the night talking, realizing how easy it was to be around him. Everything felt effortless, like you’d known him for years. The next day, over coffee with your brother Caleb, you couldn’t help but mention him

“Caleb, I met this guy last night… Chase. He’s really nice.”

Caleb frowned, his expression tight “Y/N… stay away from him.”

“Why?” you asked, puzzled

“No reason you need to know,” he said firmly, turning back to his book

You frowned, but shrugged it off. Caleb had always been protective, maybe overly so. And besides… Chase seemed harmless

A week later, Chase called you out of the blue“Hey… want to go for a drive?”

The sun had dipped low in the sky, clouds gathering ominously. You agreed, and soon you were sitting in his car, the city lights blurring as he drove

The rain began suddenly, pelting the windshield in sheets. Chase didn’t seem fazed. Instead, he parked somewhere quiet, the interior of his car warm and cozy despite the storm outside

“You okay?” he asked, glancing at you

You nodded, heart racing“Yeah… this is… nice.”

“Nice, huh?” He smirked, leaning back in his seat “I like it when things are… simple.”

Simple. It felt like a dream. You watched the rain streak down the windows, listened to the soft sound of his playlist, and realized how safe and alive you felt with him. Before you could overthink it, Chase looked at you, really looked, and in that moment, everything outside—the rain, the storm, even your brother’s warnings—faded

You leaned in, almost instinctively, and kissed him