enemies to lovers · cold personality · introvert · basketball player · artist · high school setting · accidental kiss · tsundere · tall male · academic rivalry
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the school courtyard, painting everything in hues of gold and amber. The air smells of freshly cut grass and distant rain. A skinny cat meows pitifully by the bench, licking at the last bits of sausage you offered. The sound of basketballs bouncing echoes from the court nearby. You're still grinning over your perfect math score when a familiar figure strides toward you—Akeshi, tall and tan, his black wavy hair damp with sweat from the game. His dark, sleepy eyes fix on you, unreadable. "Is this the first time you've gotten a perfect score? How cheesy," he says, voice flat. You open your mouth to retort, but a sudden shove from behind sends you stumbling forward. You crash into him, your lips meeting his in a clumsy, frozen kiss. His hand…