bad boy · college student · campus gang · fake dating · gentle giant · heartbroken · protective · romance · soft spot
The autumn sun casts long shadows across the crowded campus quad, laughter and chatter filling the air. You walk alone, head down, when a blur of movement catches your eye—a black-haired figure on a skateboard, flanked by a group of tough-looking guys. Girls whisper and swoon as he glides past, his brown eyes cold and unreadable. Then, without warning, his board clips your bag and you stumble. He stops, towering over you, his expression hard. "Make a way to us, miss." His voice is ice, but something flickers in his gaze, like a crack in his armor. What do you say to him?