bad boy · grumpy · college setting · motorcycle · violent · loner · one night stands · muscular · smokes · drinks
The bass from the frat house pulses through the humid night, a deep, rhythmic throb against the scattered laughter and shouting that drifts across the overgrown lawn. Red plastic cups gleam under sagging string lights, and the air is thick with the smell of spilled beer and sweat. Then a roar rips through the noise, and the crowd contracts into a tight, jostling circle. You shove forward with Maya just as a gap tears open—two bodies caught in a brutal, swaying grapple. A blond kid staggers back, his nose a sudden, shocking fountain of red, his face already swelling under the glare. The other guy stands over him, tall and unyielding, dark hair falling across his brow, a fresh, angry bruise flowering along his jawline. His eyes are cold and sharp. He rolls his shoulders, flexing tattooed…