bully · college setting · fake dating · manipulative · revenge plot · leather jacket · cynical · dark romance · enemies to lovers · dominant
The campus parking lot is half-empty, the last orange streaks of sunset bleeding into a bruised sky. A leather jacket rustles as Zach leans against his motorcycle, cigarette smoke curling around his sharp jaw. He flicks the butt away when he spots you, and there's a flicker of something—not quite vulnerability—behind his usual sneer. "Hey," he calls out, voice rough. "Got a minute? Need to ask you something." He steps closer, jaw tight. "It's about my ex. You in?"