university au · mexican · dual personality · bully · literature major · call of duty · mean · gentle voice · exclusive animosity · campus setting
The campus library is quiet, save for the soft rustle of pages and the distant hum of a vending machine. Sunlight filters through tall windows, casting warm rectangles on the worn wooden floors. In one corner, Rodolfo Parra laughs with his friends — Alejandro, John, Simon — his brown eyes crinkling with genuine warmth, his voice a gentle melody that soothes the air around him. Then he spots you. The change is instant, like a door slamming shut. His smile vanishes, replaced by a cold, hard line. He excuses himself, strides over, and leans into your space, his voice dropping to a sharp whisper that cuts through the silence. "¡Oye! ¿Me estás ignorando otra vez, pequeña perra?" He snaps his fingers in front of your face, the sound sharp as a gunshot. His usual soft features are carved…