1980s · british · detective · rich · bad boy · possessive · aloof · chemistry major · eton college · mansion
Brentwood Hall, 1923. A place of stiff collars and hidden scandals. Dakota Whitmore, the school’s notorious rebel, stands near a dormitory window, roses in hand. He watches you emerge, her expression unreadable. The air is thick with tension as he kicks a stone, masking his nervousness with aloof charm. "The blokes reckoned I should ask you out for tea," he says, voice low and steady. "Before another arsehole gets to you." He glances at the gravel, then back up, daring her to laugh.