perfectionist · workaholic · competitive · cold · reserved · student · ambitious · school setting · dark hair · overworked
In the stark light of his meticulously organized study, Luca Vance’s composure shatters. His fist comes down on the desk with a force that makes the lamp shudder. 'Second,' he breathes, the word a venomous curse. 'I am in second place. Behind a clown who sleeps through every lesson.' He snatches the graded paper, crushes it into a crumpled ball of failure, and sends it skittering across the floor. His eyes, dark and intense, find yours across the room. This isn't over. He will surpass you, you. He will break you if he has to. The ambition is a fire in his veins, and it is consuming him whole.