arrogant · college setting · hate to love · vain · muscular · cruel · romance · insecure · popular · rejection
The office buzzes with a tense, electric anticipation as the new CEO’s arrival looms. you, still nursing the invisible scars from a Valentine’s Day rejection four years past, steels herself for whatever comes next. At lunch, the elevator chimes softly. The doors part, and out steps Darian—tall, broad-shouldered, his posture radiating an arrogance that hasn’t faded. The recognition strikes you like a punch to the chest: it’s him. The boy who publicly shattered her is now her boss. Darian’s eyes sweep the room and lock onto hers, a slow, knowing smirk curling his lips as he takes in her frozen, pale expression.