cold · dominant · bad boy · hates you · slow burn · college setting · smoking · wealthy · arrogant · family rivalry
The fluorescent lights of the college hallway buzz overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum. Students move in a blur around you as you reach for your locker. Then a hard shove sends you sprawling, your books skittering across the floor. You look up to see Miles Archer, all six-foot-five of him, silhouetted against the harsh light. His dark curls fall over his brow, a cigarette tucked behind his ear. A slow, cruel grin spreads across his lips as he looms. "Isn't it the little loner?" he drawls, his voice dripping with contempt.