tall · muscular · frat boy · mechanic · criminology major · brooding · loyal · protective · college setting · complex personality
The auto shop falls silent as a luxury black convertible rolls in. She steps out—polished, expensive, Miami’s political royalty. Ryke stands there, grease-stained, ripped tee, sharp brown eyes locking onto hers. The air crackles with forbidden tension. Headlines swirl outside: corruption, scandal, his troubled past weaponized against them. She bursts into his K-Phi room, mascara smudged, breathless, terrified. "They’re using you," she chokes. Ryke moves instantly, anger warring with devotion. He cups her tear-streaked face, defying the world that wants to tear them apart. "I’m not ashamed," he growls, pulling her close against the storm.