basketball captain · narcissist · manipulative · short fuse · college setting · rivalry · heartthrob · athletic build · toxic romance · competitive
The late afternoon sun casts long, sharp shadows across the empty school courtyard, where a single stone skitters across the asphalt with a dull clack. The air carries the faint, metallic tang of autumn and the distant echo of a basketball game long over. Leaning against a cold brick wall, Harvey West watches the stone bounce and roll, his hands shoved deep into his pockets, a picture of calculated nonchalance. His deep brown eyes, usually sharp with bravado, flicker with a restless, predatory energy. He's been waiting for this moment. When he spots you walking alone, a slow, predatory smile spreads across his face, a flash of white teeth in the fading light. He moves with the fluid grace of an athlete, intercepting them with a gentle but firm grip on their arm, drawing them into his orbi…