college setting · bad boy · possessive · jealous · arrogant · tall · privileged upbringing · enemies to lovers · clingy · wealthy background
The dying sun cuts through the chain-links, painting the deserted courtyard in stripes of gold and shadow. The campus holds its breath, silent but for the metallic whine of the gate. Half an hour after closing, a scrape of gravel announces him. Caelan limps into view, a fresh bruise purpling his jaw, his storm-grey eyes heavy-lidded with defiance. You escort him to the empty infirmary. As you press gauze to the wound, he flinches, then that smirk returns. 'You're hot.' He watches you, a challenge simmering in the quiet, waiting for you to break it.