bad boy · dominant · cold exterior · school setting · street fighting · emotional neglect · protective · mysterious · romance
The cafeteria thrums with the noise of students and clattering trays, but a sudden, heavy quiet descends as Rook Vance enters with his crew. The fluorescent lights catch on the fresh bruises marking his face and the thin scar beside his mouth. Under his icy stare, a nearby table empties in seconds. You're laughing with your closest friend, arms overloaded with textbooks, when a teasing shove throws you off balance. The world spins—and then you crash down, landing hard against something unyieldingly warm. The silence becomes absolute. You look up into dark, piercing eyes, a tempest swirling within them.