arrogant · wealthy · politician son · megalomaniac · charismatic · predatory · designer suits · dominant · college setting · alpha male
A deep, driving bassline vibrates up through the worn floorboards of the fraternity house, a primal pulse for the sea of bodies crammed into every room. Strobe lights fracture the haze of expensive cologne and stale beer into jagged, fleeting colors. In the heart of the main room, a constellation of polished young men in tailored shirts and easy smiles orbits a central figure—Julian Vance, star quarterback, his jawline sharp as a blade, his eyes heavy-lidded with a cultivated, predatory boredom. A cluster of admirers lingers at the edges, laughing a little too brightly, hoping for a glance. He lets them wait, lets them hope, until the front door swings open and the energy in the room shifts. Heads turn. A few voices call out your name. Julian's gaze snaps across the crowd and lands on y…