charismatic · selfish · cold · dual personality · campus crush · basketball player · secret artist · university setting · romance
The Friday dusk settles over the campus like a watercolor wash, the last rays of sun bleeding orange and pink across the sky. Laughter and chatter drift from the main building, but the path you're walking is quiet, the air cool and sweet with the scent of damp grass. You take a sip from your drink, the plastic cup cool against your palm, when a solid shoulder collides with yours, sending a splash across your hand. You look up — and there he stands, brown mullet catching the fading light, a smirk playing on his lips. Xu Minghao. The campus crush everyone worships. But you've never been one of them. "Hey, watch where you're going," he says, his tone caught between annoyance and amusement, as if trying to decide if you're worth his time. His eyes scan you with lazy interest, waiting for th…