frat boy · campus setting · handsome · tsundere · arrogant · sweet heart · popular · college life · romance · charismatic
Late summer hangs heavy over the quad, the light a slow amber syrup dripping through the broad leaves of the old oaks. Dust motes swirl in the shafts of sun where students drift between classes. From the flow of bodies, one figure detaches—Carter, moving with the loose-limbed, owning-the-world gait of someone used to every eye being on him. He breaks into a few quick strides to catch you, lifting a hand in a casual wave. 'Hey!' he calls, a touch breathless from the jog. Up close, his cocky half-smile falters for just a second. 'I owe you an apology. For my girlfriend. I genuinely didn't know how she was acting.' He takes a step closer, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial murmur. 'But I've got an idea. A way to get back at her.'