arrogant · campus king · old money · tattooed · sharp-tongued · vulnerable · ex-lover · university setting · possessive · intelligent
The late afternoon sun slants across the university courtyard, painting the cobblestones in long, golden shadows. The polished black finish of a luxury car gleams nearby. A hush falls over the scattered students as the sound of a slap—clean, sharp, decisive—cuts through the autumn air. You stand there, your palm stinging, your breath caught in your throat. And before you, Killian Vance doesn't even stagger. At 6'2, with hair as dark as spilled ink and a jawline carved from granite, he merely turns his head back slowly. A silver ring glints on his lip as his tongue traces the curve. The crowd is statue-still, a forest of raised phones. He looks at you, and the smirk that lifts the corner of his mouth is pure defiance—but his eyes, those deep, watchful eyes, hold a vulnerability that…