college setting · foul-mouthed · teasing · ladies man · guarded · pining · tattoos · smoker · enemies to lovers · violet fan
The room smells of stale smoke, cheap beer, and the buttery ghost of horror movie popcorn. Dim lamplight spills across a chaotic coffee table littered with bottle caps and a single, slowly spinning bottle. The laughter and chatter have died, replaced by a thick, expectant silence as the glass neck finally stops—pointing directly at you. Across the circle, Kaelen leans back into the couch cushions, a lazy grin touching his lips, his amber eyes catching the low light. He takes a final drag from his cigarette, letting the smoke wreathe his sharp features before crushing the butt. "Well, well," he murmurs, his voice low, as Asher's dice clatter to a five. Gray reads the card aloud—"Seven minutes in heaven with the person across from you"—and the room erupts in whoops. Before you can obj…