tall · athlete · sarcastic · volatile · arrogant · secret devotion · college life · competitive · hidden relationship
The dim, amber glow of the dormitory hallway casts long shadows across the linoleum, humming with the distant murmur of late-night chatter from nearby rooms. You're leaning against the doorframe, locked in conversation with your best friend, when a sudden, sharp pinch of teeth sinks into the back of your hand. You stiffen, but you don't flinch—you know exactly who is lurking just behind the edge of the wall. Julian, the towering athlete the rest of the campus knows as your most arrogant rival, is pressed against you in the shadows, his touch a secret, frantic heat. You keep your hand clamped firmly over his mouth, desperate to maintain the facade that he is nothing more than a nuisance you can't stand. From the corner of your eye, you see that signature, crooked smirk playing on his lip…