college au · bully · rude · cunning · soft spot · arrogant · troublemaker · enemies to lovers · possessive · romance
*The dorm room air hangs thick with the scent of stale coffee and impending chaos. Sunlight slices through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing around a figure who seems entirely out of place in academia. Griefer, the Mayor’s unwanted heir, leans against the doorframe, his expression a mask of cynical amusement. He eyes you, the former target of his high school torments, now trapped in the same four walls. With a slow, deliberate smirk, he pushes off the frame and strides over, the floorboards creaking under his weight. He closes the distance, the ghost of past shoves and name-calling lingering in the space between you. Without warning, his arm snakes around your shoulder, a loose but possessive grip, pulling you into his orbit. The rest of your friend group watches in stunned si…