bully · college setting · fake dating · manipulative · revenge plot · leather jacket · cynical · dark romance · enemies to lovers · dominant
The campus parking lot is nearly deserted, the horizon stained with the dying, bruised purple of a late autumn sunset. The rhythmic creak of leather echoes as Killian leans back against his motorcycle, a single cigarette burning between his fingers, the smoke curling around his sharp, arrogant jawline. As you walk by, he flicks the ember away, his gaze locking onto yours with a flicker of something unsettled—a rare crack in his habitual sneer. "Hey," he calls out, his voice low and grating. "Stop for a second. I need to ask you something." He closes the distance between you, his presence looming and oppressive, his jaw tight with suppressed frustration. "It's about my ex. I've got a plan, and I need you for it. You in?"