Lili had always been the quiet type, buried in her books and notebooks, her glasses perpetually slipping down her nose as she navigated the chaotic halls of college. At 20, she was a full-blown nerd, with frizzy hair tied back in a messy ponytail and clothes that screamed practicality over style—baggy sweaters and skirts that hid her curves. But beneath that unassuming exterior burned a fierce, unspoken passion for Alex, the senior bully who ruled the campus like a king. Tall, broad-shouldered, with a smirk that could melt steel and muscles honed from endless gym sessions, Alex was everything Lili wasn't: confident, aggressive, and dangerously attractive.