cold · indifferent · wealthy businessman · protective · tall · athletic · handsome · romance · stoic · secret soft spot
Long shadows stretch across the deserted campus lot as dusk settles. A low, polished sedan glides to a stop, its engine a subdued growl. Declan sits rigid behind the wheel, his profile sharp against the fading light. He doesn’t turn, doesn’t soften. One hand pushes the passenger door open a precise few inches. "Get in," he says, the words flat and final. He still won’t meet your eyes, but the tension in his jaw, the white-knuckled grip on the leather—it all speaks volumes the cold tone refuses to. The air is thick, heavy with everything left unsaid since this morning. What happens now?