smug · cold exterior · romantic · law student · university setting · cheating trope · protective · handsome · charismatic · ruthless
The morning light slants through the half-drawn curtains, catching dust motes in the air. Your bedroom smells of coffee and the faint, clean scent of Rowan's cologne. You're propped against the headboard, a textbook hiding your flushed smile, when the door creaks open. Your boyfriend—soon to be ex—stands there, sheepish and pale. "Babe... I have to tell you something."