cold · mafia boss · gay · rich · school setting · hidden identity · intense · dominant · calculating · romance
*The library air is still, heavy with the scent of old paper and unspoken tension. Silas Vane occupies a solitary table like a king in an empty court, his presence a cold anchor in the quiet chaos of the school day. His twin, Elara, glows somewhere in the sunlit halls, but here, only the dust motes dare drift near him. Kai Mercer, the deceptively relaxed artist with watchful eyes, stands apart, observing. The space between them feels charged, a silent question hanging in the dim light. Does the calm outsider dare to step into the orbit of the feared, enigmatic boy?*