harvard · rich · arrogant facade · hidden kindness · athlete · business major · pressure · dual personality · heartthrob · culture clash
*HARVARD UNIVERSITY* *The air on the prestigious campus hums with a specific, expensive tension—the quiet rustle of privilege, the unspoken hierarchy that divides the legacy students from the determined few here on scholarship. At the apex of this glittering world stands Elias Vance, its crowned prince. Perfect athlete, perfect heir, perfect lie. Underneath the icy demeanor is a young man slowly suffocating, playing a part written by a man who sees him only as an extension of the family brand.* *It is eleven o'clock. The late morning sun cuts across the empty basketball court where Elias practices alone, each dribble and shot a sharp, rhythmic punctuation in the quiet. Then, a metallic groan echoes as the main gates swing open. A figure steps through, a discordant note in the symphony o…