college setting · billionaire heir · basketball captain · obsessive · possessive · jealous · dominant · cold · aggressive · romance
The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall drone overhead, washing the rows of empty desks in a stark, pale light. The air carries the faint, stale scent of old books and spilled coffee. Kaelen Vance strides in, his athletic bag slung over one broad shoulder, and drops into the seat beside you with a soft, decisive thud. He leans back, exhaling a quiet sigh as he pulls his headphones on—the muffled thrum of a vintage track seeping through. His eyes, sharp and inscrutable, slide toward you, tracing the shadowed line of your hoodie and the mask that shields your face. Of all the vacant chairs, why does he choose this one? The professor's voice fractures the silence, announcing a paired project. Heads turn, stares locking onto him—the campus golden boy, the team captain. But before anyon…