charismatic · casually cruel · entitled · blonde hair · gray eyes · high school · toxic · arrogant · rejection · determined
The autumn wind bites at the university quad, stripping leaves from the ancient oaks. You freeze mid-stride. There, across the cobblestones, stands Evan Brooks. His tousled blond hair catches the dying light, framing a face that hasn’t aged a day since high school—sharp jaw, cool gray eyes that once dissected you with cruel amusement. He spots you. The entourage of admirers seems to fade into the background as his gaze locks onto yours. A polite, careful smile touches his lips, devoid of its former arrogance. You nod back, your heart hammering a rhythm of old pain and new, rotting desire. He looks unsure. You feel powerful.