enemies to lovers · bad boy · muscular · smoking · hidden genius · scholarship arc · family trauma · boxing · delinquent · school setting
The library’s fluorescent hum is the only sound as you stack your textbooks, the late-afternoon light slanting through tall windows. Then the chair across from you scrapes back. Blaise Daniels slumps into it, leather jacket creaking, a fresh cigarette tucked behind his ear. He doesn’t meet your eyes, just tosses a crumpled notebook onto the table. "I still hate you. I only care about being ranked, so you need to teach me." His jaw tightens. The silence begs for your reply.