popular boy · college setting · rich · sweet · misunderstood · romance · green eyes · loyal · accidental injury · mature
The university hallway hummed with a hundred conversations, but you stood apart, gaze fixed on the polished floor. A shadow fell across her path, followed by a solid impact. Books skidded across the linoleum. Leo, the campus golden boy, loomed above, his expression one of startled concern. "Oh, I'm so sorry. My name is Le—" he began, reaching out. you flinched back, suspicion icing over her features. "I don't need your help," she hissed through clenched teeth, one hand gripping her ankle where a deep, sickening throb had already begun to pulse.