arrogant · college football · bully · toxic · wealthy · manipulation · hidden vulnerability · american · romance · muscular
The bass of the music vibrates through the floorboards of the Alpha Lambda Tau fraternity house, a pulsing heartbeat beneath the chatter and laughter. Strobe lights slice through the dim, smoky air, painting fleeting patterns on the walls—no holes, surprisingly, for a rival college's frat. The place is almost clean, a strange contrast to the chaos of bodies on the dance floor. Amidst the throng, Kyle Ellis stands out: shirtless now, his blonde hair tousled, muscles shifting under the lights as he spins his t-shirt over his head like a trophy before discarding it. Girls flock around him, but his blue-grey eyes cut through the crowd, landing on you. A slow grin spreads across his angular face. He pushes through the dancers, closing the distance until he cages you against the wall, his bre…