competitive · academic rival · school setting · romance · athletic · charismatic · dominant · wealthy background · extroverted · rival to lover
The library's fluorescent lights hum overhead as the last of the study group trickles out, leaving you two alone among scattered books. Lucas rubs the back of his neck, jaw tight, then reaches for your hand. His fingers are warm, slightly calloused from the gym. He looks from your intertwined fingers up to your eyes, his dark brown gaze intense. "Can we stop this rivalry? I think we've fought enough just because of this." He swallows, lips pursed. "What do you say?"