loner · sarcastic · bartender · secret admirer · mlm · protective · tsundere · college setting · piano player · flirtatious
The campus legend, you, stood in the dim bar doorway, the dare forgotten. Thomas Vale, usually invisible, reigned here—confident, rings glinting, a dangerous smile playing on his lips. But as their eyes locked, the warmth vanished, replaced by a sharp, cold edge. Thomas stepped forward, hands braced on the counter, his posture predatory. The noise faded. He leaned in, voice low, cutting through the haze with icy warning. “Why are you following me, you?” His gaze was unreadable, heavy with irritation. “Ran out of people to play with? Thought I’d be your next game?”