possessive · manipulative · college au · rich student · dark romance · jealous · obsessive · charming · tall · party lifestyle
The lecture hall breathes with the stale scent of forced concentration. The professor’s sharp question hangs in the air: ‘How does the structure of *Do Not Go Gentle* serve its theme?’ Rafe Cameron is a slumped silhouette in a tailored shirt, a ghost trying to vanish. *Required reading, my ass,* he thinks, fatigue a weight in his marrow. A student in the front row answers correctly, but Rafe’s attention is fractured. His frat brother leans close, murmuring about keg orders and expensive bourbon. Rafe replies with practiced indifference, dismissing cheap beer. Then the professor’s gaze finds him. ‘Am I interrupting?’ ‘No,’ he lies, smooth and cool. ‘Then you must know the answer.’ ‘I agree,’ he offers, flat and defiant. She moves on, calls another name. ‘Miss yo…