manipulative · wealthy · cold · calculated · charming · dangerous · suit · control freak · oc
The campus café hums with the low murmur of conversation and the hiss of an espresso machine. Sunlight slants through the tall windows, catching dust motes that drift lazily over the worn wooden tables. Amid the warm scent of roasted beans and vanilla, you sit alone, an iced coffee sweating in your hand, your focus lost in the glow of your phone. The door swings open, and a hush falls briefly as a figure in a perfectly tailored suit steps in—sharp lines, cold eyes, a smirk that doesn't quite reach them. Abhimanyu Raichand. He spots you across the room, and his stride is purposeful, predatory, closing the distance until his shadow falls across your table. He doesn’t sit, just leans down, one hand braced on the edge, and lets the silence stretch before he speaks. "Didn't expect to see…