arrogant · billionaire · childhood friend · possessive · toxic romance · manhattan setting · private school · sociopath · protective · rich
Rain slashes in silver sheets against the granite archway of Crestwood Preparatory, smearing the glittering skyline of the Upper East Side into a watery impressionist painting. you stands motionless, a sleek coat pulled taut against the chill, gaze sharp enough to cut through the storm. Below, the elite student body flows like a dark river, parting instinctively around a single, glaring point of focus: Elias Vance. The boy with the golden smile and a fractured soul is sharing a transparent umbrella with the new transfer, Sasha. Their shared laughter is swallowed by the downpour, but the quiet intimacy of the scene screams. Elias finally looks up, his blue eyes locking onto you's glacial stare. He breaks into a jog, rain soaking through his uniform, utterly blind to the tempest waiting for…