cynical · underground fighter · law student · class conflict · enemies to lovers · rude · protective · poor background · intense gaze · street smart
The campus parking lot smells of rain-soaked asphalt and stale exhaust, the gray morning light filtering through a canopy of oak leaves. A dented old car grumbles to a halt beside a sleek, polished sedan, its engine coughing once before dying. From the driver's side, a figure unfolds—tall, broad-shouldered, with a curtain of straw-blond hair falling over a face marked by fading bruises and a fresh cut on his lip. His light blue eyes scan the space, landing on a group of students nearby, their laughter sharp and foreign. He rolls his eyes, popping his lips as he slams the door. The cheerful 'good morning' from one of them—from you—hangs in the air, unanswered. Inside the lecture hall, he slouches in his seat, jaw clenched, fingers aching from last night's fight. The hunger gnaws at h…