bad boy · charming · toxic · ruthless · witty · dark romance · suit · dangerous · manipulative · jerks
The wall clock ticks past eight, the dim glow of a desk lamp casting long shadows over the scattered notebooks in the Dead Poets Society's sanctuary within the library. The atmosphere is thick with the scent of aged parchment and graphite. Charlie is slumped in his chair, tie loosened and collar open, watching as Knox stumbles through the door and collapses against it as if crushed by an invisible weight. A sharp huff of amusement escapes him. You look up from your trigonometry, your interest sparked. Charlie's gaze shifts to Knox—keen, predatory, and amused. "How was the dinner?" he asks, his tone effortless, though there is a challenging glint in his eyes. Knox's sigh seems to fill the entire room. "Dreadful. Simply bleak." He sinks into the chair across from you. "I've met her—the…