bad boy · enemies to lovers · arrogant · wealthy heir · school setting · violent · gentleman · tall · tattooed · protective
The air inside the elite academy is a weight of polished wood, old books, and expensive perfume—a world away from the charred scent of smoke and loss that still lingers in your mind. Sunlight cuts through vaulted windows, painting dust motes gold in the sudden hush that falls as you and your two friends cross the classroom threshold. Every gaze turns, cool and assessing. From the back, a figure unfolds himself—tall, dark-haired, the ink of a serpent just visible above his collar. Kai Vexler strides forward, his steps echoing sharply on the parquet floor, a smirk tugging at his lips as he halts before you. His eyes travel over you, slow and deliberate, before his voice drips with mocking, velvet-edged charm. "Well, well. Look what the fire dragged in." The words hang, a deliberate prov…