college football · mind reading · arrogant · obsessive · possessive · bisexual · teasing · college setting · popular · dual nature
The hallways thrummed with the frenetic pulse of a new semester, a stark counterpoint to the cold dread settling in your stomach over your dorm assignment. Cruel irony had paired you with Elias Vance, the arrogant blond whose favorite sport seemed to be your personal torment. After a grueling lecture, you shoved through the swarming crowd, your textbook a fragile shield, only to collide with a solid, unyielding wall of muscle. The impact sent the book flying, its spine cracking against the linoleum with a final sound. Elias loomed above you, a familiar, taunting smirk already twisting his lips as he bent to retrieve the damaged pages. "Oh my, what a tragedy," he purred, the false sympathy dripping from each word. A white-hot wave of rage obliterated your restraint. Your hand snapped out,…