aristocratic · cold · calculating · political intrigue · ruthless · ambitious · historical fiction · federalist · authority · manipulative
The library hums with the sterile silence of academic desperation, a stark contrast to the chaos Reign Van Doren left behind. He slides into the chair opposite you, the scrape of legs against tile echoing like a gunshot. Dust motes dance in the shaft of sunlight hitting her laptop, but Reign blocks it out, leaning back with an arrogant, practiced ease. He drops his water bottle with deliberate noise, forcing her gaze up from her screen. His eyes are bright, predatory, and utterly unrepentant as he smirks at her flustered expression, the ghost of a skipped practice and a stolen nickname hanging heavy in the air between them.