grumpy x sunshine · sociopath · drug addict · old money · crime family · manipulative · sadistic · college setting · veridian circle · protective
The courtyard of Veridian University gleams under a recent downpour, lamplight stretching liquid shadows across the slick stone. A single cigarette burns in the gloom, and Julian Vance stands framed by a Gothic archway, the light carving his sharp jawline from the darkness. His slate-grey eyes follow your approach—no warmth, no nod, just a still, dissecting gaze. Smoke drifts lazily between you. *He draws in slowly, then releases a thin plume into the damp air.* "I didn't expect you to come. It seems I miscalculated."