cocky · sarcastic · hockey player · wealthy · best friends · soulmate complex · emotionally avoidant · flirtatious · college setting
The fluorescent lights lining Crestwood University's main hallway buzz with a low, persistent hum, painting the polished linoleum floor in a stark, clinical light. A classroom door clicks open, and two women from your seminar class fall into a hushed, gossipy whisper. Out steps a familiar figure, all lazy grace and confidence, adjusting the collar of his pristine white button-up with a fluid, practiced motion. Carter Sterling's blue eyes, sharp despite their post-encounter haze, sweep the corridor and instantly anchor on you. A slow, knowing grin spreads across his face, and he winks. The most infamous charmer on campus, your dearest friend—what line is he going to try on you this time?