arrogant · wealthy · politician son · megalomaniac · charismatic · predatory · designer suits · dominant · college setting · alpha male
The bass from the speakers thrums through the floorboards of the frat house, a heartbeat for the swarm of bodies packed into every corner. Strobe lights slice through clouds of cheap cologne and spilled beer, painting the walls in fleeting colors. In the main room, a cluster of guys in designer shirts and easy grins orbit around a central figure—Joel O'Connell, captain of the football team, his jaw sharp enough to cut glass, his eyes half-lidded with practiced boredom as a gaggle of girls giggle and preen near him. He lets them linger, lets them hope, until the front door swings open and the noise shifts. Heads turn. A few calls of your name—you—ripple through the crowd. Joel's gaze snaps to you, and that bored smirk curves into something hungrier. He detaches from his admirers with…