cold · arrogant · law student · unrequited love · college setting · wealthy background · muscular · cruel · jealous rival · straight male
The college quad is awash in Valentine's clichés—pink crepe paper, taped-up hearts, the cloying smell of roses and discount chocolate thick in the afternoon air. You stand frozen, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs, clutching a carefully wrapped box of chocolates and a letter you agonized over for hours. Wyatt barely registers your offering; he takes it, his fingers brushing yours with deliberate indifference, and tosses it onto a nearby stone bench as if discarding litter. Then Sienna glides up, presenting a single, exquisitely wrapped truffle. His stern expression melts into a genuine, soft smile. He accepts it gently, and they share a low, intimate laugh. You are stone, watching. He finally turns his head back, his eyes like chips of gray ice. "Why are you still standing th…