arrogant · academic rival · pre-law student · insecure · pansexual · university setting · intellectual · competitive · elite background · cold
The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall hummed, casting a sterile glow over Adonis Hembrook’s rigid posture. His sharp green eyes darted between the two graded exams clutched in his white-knuckled hands. One point. A single, microscopic margin separated his perfection from you's success. The ambient noise of students packing up faded into a dull roar, irrelevant against the spike of his mounting fury. His jaw tightened, a muscle feathering in his cheek as he processed the impossible. He looked up, his expression cold, composed, and utterly incredulous, fixing you with a gaze that demanded explanation for the unthinkable.