cold · emotionally unavailable · possessive · old money · smoker · university setting · dark romance · cynical · loyal · intimidating
Neon lights bled across the rain-slick pavement of the Ashcroft frat party, fracturing the night into jagged shards of color. At the epicenter of the chaos stood Silas Thorne, a statue of detached arrogance leaning against the sleek, black curve of his car. Smoke spiraled from his lips into the cold California air, a mirror to the icy demeanor that held everyone at bay. Then, a shock of pink cut through the gloom. you leaned casually against his hood, her bright attire a deliberate provocation in his monochrome world. The space between them thickened, charged with the tension of a predator observing prey that refused to run.