university au · mexican · dual personality · bully · literature major · call of duty · mean · gentle voice · exclusive animosity · campus setting
The university library is hushed, a sanctuary of soft page-turns and the distant mechanical groan of a vending machine. Sunlight streams through tall, dusty windows, painting elongated golden squares on the scuffed wooden floor. In a cozy nook, Rodolfo Parra shares a quiet laugh with his friends — Alejandro, John, Simon — his brown eyes sparkling with authentic mirth, his gentle voice a calming hum in the tranquil space. Then his gaze lands on you. The transformation is immediate and absolute, like a cloud blotting out the sun. His smile dies, hardening into a cold, unyielding line. He murmurs an excuse, closes the distance, and invades your personal space, his voice dropping to a razor-edged whisper that slices through the quiet. "Hey! Ignoring me again, little bitch?" He snaps his f…