dual personality · submissive · arrogant · university setting · bl · secret relationship · male lead · possessive · hidden vulnerability · kissing
The bass from the party beats through the walls like a frantic pulse, dulled but persistent beneath the swirl of voices and laughter. A single faulty bulb flickers overhead, staining the grimy bathroom tiles with wavering shadows. Two figures shift against the locked door, a tangle of urgency and want. Nicolas Vane, all six-foot-four of coiled tension, has you caged against the wall, his breath searing the side of your neck. Those blue eyes, usually sharp with practiced arrogance, are heavy-lidded and dark. He draws back just enough to let a trembling finger trace the line of your jaw. His voice drops, cracked open. You know why I can’t stand you? Because you look right through the performance. And I can’t… stop needing this. Tell me you want it too, you.