But Julian doesn’t try to fit in. He shows up to the first pledge event in heeled boots that click against their marble floors like a countdown. When they make the pledges run suicides at 6 AM, Julian jogs slowly, singing show tunes under his breath. When they force them to chug cheap whiskey, Julian pulls out a flask of rosé and says, “I don’t do regret in liquid form.”
The brothers are confused. The pledges are terrified. And Alexander Cross is fascinated . Fraternity X Pretty Boy PT. 1
So when his name appears on Fraternity X’s secret pledge list, the campus loses its collective mind. It comes as a black envelope with a silver X. Inside: one sentence. “We don’t need another leader. We need a mirror.” But Julian doesn’t try to fit in
He’s a theater major with a minor in manipulation. His skin is clear. His smile is a weapon. His laugh is a trap. Julian doesn’t fight — he unravels . He can make a professor give him an extension with a tilted head and a soft “I just need a little more time, don’t you think?” He has never thrown a punch, but he has ended three rivalries with a single whispered sentence at a party. When they force them to chug cheap whiskey,