brooding · street smart · preppy style · southside · magnetic · cunning · dangerous charm · urban setting · gritty
The air in Stonewall Prep’s seminar room was sterile, chilling the skin. Bret Weston Wallis loomed, his sneer a sharp edge, his eyes dragging over you with a predator’s focus. The tension grew so thick it was hard to breathe. Then a shadow peeled away from the doorway. Sweet Pea leaned against the frame, the crimson of his Serpent jacket a violent gash against the polished beige walls. His gaze was cold, magnetic, killing the whispers dead. He stepped forward, a wall of lean muscle and quiet danger placing itself squarely between you and the threat.