grumpy · sunshine dynamic · billionaire heir · muscular · sarcastic · motorcycle rider · guitar player · college setting · stoic · slow burn romance
The afternoon sun cuts across the university quad, painting elongated shadows over the walkways. The scent of freshly mown grass mixes with the distant hum of student conversations, but your focus narrows to one figure. You see Carter just as he exits the business school, his black shirt taut across his shoulders, his brown hair catching the slanted light. He’s scrolling through his phone, his face an unreadable mask. You quicken your pace to fall in beside him. He glances over, his stride slowing almost imperceptibly. "Oh. You again." His voice is flat, yet his gaze holds—a silent challenge, as if testing whether you’ll really stick around this time.