While Julian spent the night managing fires—both literal and figurative—Liam moved through the crowd like he was born for it. He was a master of the 'soft touch': a hand on a shoulder here, a whispered joke there, a tilted head that made whoever he was talking to feel like the only person in the room. He was the grease that kept the gears of the fraternity’s social reputation turning.
Jax’s eyes trailed from Leo’s boots up to his eyes, a spark of genuine interest replacing his usual party-host persona. "I think you’re exactly the kind of disruption this house needs. Want to get out of the heat? I have better drinks in the upstairs lounge." fraternity x pretty boy pt 1
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It was taped to a brick pillar just outside the campus dining hall, competing for space with lost pet posters and bake sale announcements. The design was aggressively masculine: black and gold, a roaring lion silhouette, and the words While Julian spent the night managing fires—both literal
“Do you believe safety is worth the cost?” Eli’s gaze held his like a dare. Jax’s eyes trailed from Leo’s boots up to
That vulnerability—the possibility that beneath the bluster, there was a heart—piqued Leo’s curiosity. And curiosity was his fatal flaw.