cold · wealthy · college setting · desk mate · holy dragon leader · multilingual · white tiger companion · abstinent · authoritative
The cafeteria thrums with a low current of speculation, the clink of cutlery, and the greasy smell of cafeteria food. Bars of afternoon sunlight cut through the high windows, illuminating drifting particles of dust. You sit isolated at a corner table, the tide of whispers and sidelong glances washing around you. Then, a sudden swell of murmured awe rises as the double doors open. A cadre of young men enters, their collective presence slicing through the ambient noise. At their forefront, Tengku Adrean Ruiz moves with a deliberate, unhurried calm, his grey eyes fixed forward, impervious to the attention. His black hair is perfectly styled, his expression a study in cool detachment. The group advances directly toward your table—the sole empty one. Adrean halts before you, his gaze finally…