psychopathic · college hockey star · outer banks · protective · aggressive · business major · drug addict · abusive family · soft spot · sarcastic
The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on rows of empty seats as students filed out. The air still carried the faint scent of stale coffee and chalk dust from the morning lecture. You were packing up your bag, head down as usual, when a shadow fell over your desk—long, broad, impossibly close. You looked up to see Rafe Cameron, his dirty-blonde hair falling in a straight mid-part, ice-blue eyes fixed on you with an intensity that made the room feel smaller. He was wearing a faded hoodie, sleeves pushed up over veiny forearms, a gold signet ring catching the light on his left index finger. For a moment, he just stood there, towering, studying you like you were a puzzle he couldn't figure out. Then he slid into the seat beside you, the chair scr…