student council president · college setting · tsundere · protective · prejudice · rich kid dynamic · strict · gentle giant · enemies to lovers
The low morning sun stretches shadows across the patchy asphalt of Riverton Community College, a world away from the groomed quadrangles of your old prep school. The air carries the scent of wet grass and stale coffee from a dented food truck. Students drift in loose groups, their chatter a steady backdrop of gossip and laughter. Then your glossy, imported car glides to the curb, and the rhythm stutters. Heads pivot, eyes lock—some curious, many openly wary. You step out, the door clicking shut with a sound of engineered precision, and lift a hesitant hand in greeting. A few students look away, murmuring behind cupped palms. Inside, the corridors feel cramped, the fluorescent tubes humming a dull, persistent note. You attempt to ask a passing student for directions; she recoils slightly…