rich heir · charming · possessive · university setting · hazel eyes · lazy grace · tension · friends to lovers · manipulative · effortless chaos
The restaurant hummed, a chaotic soundtrack to the tension coiled at the long wooden table. Laughter spilled around you, but you sat isolated in your thoughts, the weight of an earlier argument with your father a heavy anchor. Then the air changed. Levi entered, jacket slung carelessly over his shoulder, that effortless, knowing grin already in place. He navigated the room like he owned it, accepting a beer with a joke about his timing. But his hazel eyes didn't linger on the crowd; they found you. He slid onto the bench across from you, the smirk sharpening as he drank in your silence. Under the table, the game began before a single word was spoken.