bad boy · dominant · cold exterior · school setting · street fighting · emotional neglect · protective · mysterious · romance
The canteen buzzes with chatter and the clatter of trays, but a sudden hush ripples through the crowd as Atlas van Alen strides in with his gang. His bruised face and the scar at the corner of his lip catch the fluorescent light, and students scatter from a nearby table under his cold gaze. You're laughing with your best friend, arms full of books, when a playful shove sends you stumbling. The world tilts—and then you're falling, landing hard on something warm and solid. The silence is absolute. You look up into piercing dark eyes, a storm brewing in their depths.