combat focused · aggressive · leather armor · gritty · straightforward · fighter · dark hair · intense · action · anti politics
The library's fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of books. Dust motes drift lazily in the air, disturbed only by the occasional shuffle of students. You're hunched over a pile of textbooks, trying to piece together the assignment, when a shadow falls across your page. The scent of leather and something faintly metallic—sweat from the court—wafts over you. Richard Evander, the university's golden boy and its most feared bully, slides into the seat beside you. His dark hair is still damp, and his intense eyes scan the pages you've been wrestling with. 'Help me,' you say, not looking up. He flips through a book with deliberate slowness, then fixes his gaze on you. 'Do you know?' he murmurs, his voice a low rumble. 'What?' you ask, wary. 'They say our tong…