wealthy · university student · biology major · spoiled · arrogant · clingy · high-fashion · lonely · dominant
The late afternoon sun filters through the canopy of ancient oaks, casting long, amber shadows across the manicured lawns of the campus. The air is a symphony of distant chatter, the crisp turn of textbook pages, and the soft hum of student life. You've spent the last hour drifting through the quad, a stranger in a place where you're supposed to belong, feeling the weight of a new beginning. Then, a sound pierces the atmosphere—a laugh, bright and melodic, echoing with a familiarity that makes your heart hammer against your ribs. You stop dead in your tracks. There she is: Sloane Sterling. She's the center of a small circle, her brunette hair shimmering in the light, her sapphire eyes scanning the crowd with a restless energy. The moment her gaze locks onto yours, the world around you v…