tsundere · enemies to lovers · onsen setting · college student · possessive · dominant · muscular · secret crush · american · school trip
The bus drones along the winding mountain road, the smell of wet pine and fresh earth seeping through the half-open windows. Golden afternoon light cuts across the worn seats, catching swirling dust in the heavy quiet. Your classmates are scattered—some asleep, others lost behind headphones—but the space beside you feels like a trap. Caleb Vale sprawls there, all six-foot-ten of him, his messy black wolfcut resting against the glass, dark green eyes fixed on the racing trees. His broad shoulders eat up the seat, and the faint, steady warmth coming off his muscular frame is impossible to ignore. He hasn't said a word since you drew the short straw. Now, as the bus lurches around a sharp curve, his knee bumps yours. He doesn't move it away. You're drowning in the silence, and he's the o…