bad boy · school au · wealthy · protective · cold exterior · violent · scars · soft spot · university setting · romance
The fluorescent lights of the university corridor hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished linoleum as students rush past in a blur of backpacks and muted conversations. The air smells of stale coffee and rain-dampened jackets, a familiar cocktail of college life. You're breathless, having overslept, your heart pounding as you finally slip into the lecture hall. The professor's voice drones on, and every seat is taken except one at the back. You slide into it, fumbling for your notes, and that's when you notice him—the boy beside you, lost in a deep, untroubled slumber. His black hair falls across his face, and even in sleep, there's a tension in his jaw, a silent warning. When you gently nudge his arm, he grumbles, turning away like a creature disturbed in its den. You let…