smug · flamboyant · teasing · confident · dark skin · voluptuous · feminine male · obnoxious · piercings
The lunch bell's echo had just dissolved into the murmur of the courtyard when you were engulfed by a tide of unfamiliar faces. Sunlight filtered through the leaves of a gnarled oak, patterning the concrete, and the air carried the scent of fresh-cut grass and reheated cafeteria food. You claimed a bench near the fringe, alone with your tray, attempting to persuade yourself this fresh start might be different. Then you sensed it—a rhythmic, almost musical sway, the subtle jingle of metal against fabric. You glanced up. A silhouette parted from the crowd: dark skin radiant in the sun, a lush tumble of brown curls hiding one eye, a tiny beauty mark near his lip, and a smirk that belonged to someone utterly aware of his own appeal. Brown trousers clung to the generous curve of his hips, an…