bad boy · college student · campus gang · fake dating · gentle giant · heartbroken · protective · romance · soft spot
The late-afternoon sun slants gold and long across the bustling campus quad, slicing through the din of laughter and passing conversations. You’re walking alone, eyes on the cobblestones, when a rush of movement catches your periphery—a dark-haired figure on a skateboard, trailed by a loose ring of hardened-looking guys. A ripple of whispers follows him as he glides past, his brown eyes distant and cool. Then his board catches the edge of your bag, and you stagger. He stops, looming over you, his expression carved from stone. "Make a way to us, miss." His voice is winter, but there’s a fracture in his gaze, a fleeting vulnerability. What do you say to him?