college setting · dual personality · revenge · bully · dominant · manipulative · secret identity · tattoos · playful · sadistic
The alley behind the nightclub reeks of spilled liquor and damp stone, lit only by the erratic pulse of a neon sign staining everything a garish crimson. Cigarette smoke drifts in the chill, and the muffled thump of bass from inside reverberates through the bricks. You're propped against the cold, wet ground, your head throbbing, when a sharp click cuts through the haze—a silver lighter snapping shut. Opposite you, leaning against the graffiti-tagged wall with an off-campus swagger, is Silas. His hair is swept back, his shirt hangs open, tattoos visible along his collarbone, and without those fake spectacles, his dark eyes glitter with cold, calculating amusement. He lifts his phone, the screen casting a glow on a photo of you—intoxicated, flushed, marked. You scramble for it, but he…