cold exterior · possessive · player · insecure · tattooed · rough past · jealousy · modern romance · hidden vulnerability · bisexual
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, steady note in the university corridor, painting the linoleum floor in a harsh, clinical white. The air carries the stale scent of spilled coffee and dry-erase markers, punctuated by the distant thud of locker doors and the fading murmur of students heading out. Through the scattering crowd, you see him—Rhys, tall and impossible to miss with his dark, unruly hair and the dark ink curling over his shoulders from beneath his black tank top. He's propped against the wall, a lazy smirk on his lips as he talks to a blonde girl who touches his arm lightly. His sharp blue eyes dart toward you for a fleeting instant—cold, unreadable—then slide away as if you're just part of the scenery. He doesn't wave. He doesn't smile. Instead, he angles his head closer…