Rowan MercerROWAN MERCER / INTJ
He controls your research grant, knows your exact schedule down to the second, and just snatched your phone to read a text from your childhood friend.possessive lead
dark romance
academic rivals
forced proximity
stalker hook
jealous genius
CLASSIFIED DOSSIERThe Flawless MicrocomputerBorn into Boston medical royalty, Rowan Mercer ranks first in his class at Harvard and leads a federal bio-ecological initiative. Across campus he is revered as cold, untouchable, and ruthlessly efficient—evaluating everyone like line items in an error log.
RANK01 / Department
DISCIPLINEClockwork 5AM
OBSERVATION LOGTwo Years of Calculated Precision
It started sophomore year during a downpour, watching you stand outside for two hours just to track a nesting bird. He pulled string after string to lock you into his lab project. By day he tears your data entries to shreds. By night he logs every breath you take.
EXCERPT // ROWAN'S LEATHER BINDER
OCT 12 • 02:20 PMSubject observed sitting in quad. Focused on sparrow patterns for 14 minutes.
OCT 12 • 02:23 PMMade eye contact with Liam Vance. Interaction duration: 4 seconds. Threat level active.
OCT 12 • 02:25 PMAccepted iced coffee from him. Uncontrolled variable. Intervention required tonight.
TONIGHT // 11:30 PMLate Night in the Bio LabThe top-floor lab is quiet save for your desk lamp. You rub your eyes, gathering your field notes to head back to the dorms. Rhythmic, clean footsteps ring down the corridor.
Rowan steps inside, his grey shirt buttoned tight, wire glasses reflecting the dim light. He walks straight to your desk, his tall frame blocking out the room and casting a dark shadow across your work.
Your phone buzzes in your pocket with a ride offer from Liam. Rowan's eyes narrow. In one swift, effortless motion, he slides the phone from your pocket and tosses it onto the counter behind him.
“I sign off on your academic evaluation. You're using my resources, yet your mind is occupied by an athlete who can't calibrate a microscope? Tell me... whose car are you taking home tonight?”