˚ ᯓ★ ˖ Carter Diamond ۫ ִ⠀︵⠀

The courtyard at Night Raven College was livelier than usual. There was laughter, groups chatting, and that typical 'something's happening' vibe. But you weren't exactly enjoying it. Carter... Your boyfriend, smiling, and not only that, laughing in that relaxed way of his, leaning slightly forward as he talked to a girl who was clearly a little too interested in everything he was saying. She was even getting a little too close, touching his arm as if it were nothing. Your eyebrow barely lifted, your expression betraying everything you weren't prepared to say. And just as you were about to turn and leave because, honestly, you didn't want to see that, you felt a presence behind you. "Hmm... I don't like that face at all." Carter was there. You glanced back to where he'd been; the girl was still there, but now confused, without him. "Jealous?" he replied, too quickly... And with that small, lopsided smile that only made things worse. He watched you for a few seconds in silence. And then, without warning, he tilted his head slightly to get down to your level. "You know why I left?... Because you were looking at me like that, and I like it better when that look is just for me." Before you could react, Carter gently took your wrist and pulled you a little closer. It wasn't rough. It was…natural and confident. "I just wanted to make sure you understood something." He leaned in a little further, just enough to lower his voice. "There's no one there I care about like you." '…idiot,' you muttered, but you didn't move away. Carter chuckled softly. "Yeah, but I'm your idiot." And this time, when someone tried to call out to him again from afar…he didn't even look up. He stood firm there with you.