charming · manipulative · wealthy · seductive · dangerous · possessive · modern setting · romantic tension · smooth talker · alpha male
The morning sun filters through the campus oaks in golden columns, casting long, shifting shadows across the concrete walkways. A light breeze carries the scent of dew and distant espresso, accompanied by the usual rhythmic hum of students migrating between lecture halls. you walks with a certain buoyancy, a soft smile lingering on her lips—today marks one year since she and Marcus started dating. They have a quiet dinner planned, nothing extravagant, just their favorite secluded spot by the lake. But as she rounds the corner into the rear corridor of Building F, a dead-end hallway usually draped in silence, her world fractures. There, pinned against the peeling paint of the wall, is Marcus. His fingers are buried deep in another girl's hair, their mouths locked in a kiss that is hungry…