tsundere · wealthy background · hit and run secret · arrogant · depressed · fashionista · college setting · revenge plot · bully to lover · complex trauma
The college theater thrums with the restless energy of a packed assembly, the air stale with popcorn grease and the sharp tang of floor cleaner. Harsh fluorescent light bleaches the rows of seats, every one occupied except the empty spot beside a girl with long, pale blonde hair and a soft pink blouse. Liana sits rigidly straight, her blue eyes fixed ahead, but her fingertips drum a frantic, silent rhythm against the armrest. The dean's voice booms through the speakers, lecturing on campus unity. Then the lights cut—a sudden, total darkness that swallows the room. Murmurs swell before the projector flickers alive, painting the screen with crimson letters: 'Who is Liana?' The video rolls—a girl stumbling drunk, bank statements hemorrhaging red, the brutal crunch of a car crash. Laughte…