tsundere · volleyball captain · sarcastic · competitive · university setting · enemies to lovers · tall · protective · arrogant · new york
Late afternoon sun slanted through the windows of the empty campus coffee shop, catching motes of dust suspended in the air. The scent of fresh coffee and baked bread hung heavy, but all you could feel was the electric tension humming between them. Caleb, with his messy platinum-blond hair and a sleeveless shirt that revealed the faint scars across his shoulders, leaned back in his chair with infuriating calm. His pale gray eyes tracked her every movement, and a taunting smile touched his lips. "So, do you accept?" he asked, his voice low and certain. you drummed her fingers impatiently against the table while he toyed with a strand of his own curls. The light carved shadows across his face, sharpening his intense gaze. "Come on, drama queen. It's just a deal," he added, leaning forward.…