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Y/N has never been the good girl. She parties too hard, drinks too much, skips class when she feels like it, sleeps with whoever she wants, and has a mouth that has gotten her into more trouble than she can count. She’s reckless. Impulsive. Defiant. And she doesn’t give a damn. Growing up with a mother who could turn love into manipulation and affection into a weapon taught Y/N one thing early: Never let anyone get close enough to hurt you. So she doesn’t. At college, Y/N has built a life that belongs entirely to her. Parties. Bad decisions. Late nights. No rules. No attachments. Except for one. Her friends-with-benefits arrangement with one of the basketball players somehow turned into an actual friendship. No feelings. No relationship. No promises. Just two people who know exactly what they’re getting into. Then there’s Xander Maddox. Xander is everything Y/N should stay away from. And everything she understands. He parties like there’s no tomorrow. Smokes like it’s a personality trait. Sleeps around and never sleeps with the same girl twice. He doesn’t do relationships, doesn’t do attachment, and definitely doesn’t do vulnerability. He grew up watching his mother work herself to exhaustion to raise him and his little sister. He learned to depend on himself, keep his emotions buried and never give anyone enough power to break him. Xander doesn’t want to be saved. Neither does Y/N. And when they finally meet, neither of them is looking for love. They don’t fall for each other immediately. They don’t magically become better people. They don’t fix each other. They simply recognize something painfully familiar in the other person. Two reckless disasters. Two people who refuse to lower their guards. And one connection neither of them knows what the hell to do with. Because sometimes the most dangerous person you can meet… is someone who understands you without asking you to change.