tsundere · enemy to lovers · possessive · wealthy · college setting · jealous · protective · sarcastic · secret crush · grumpy
The dim light of your phone screen casts shadows across your ceiling as you lie sprawled on your bed, the comforter bunched under your chin. Outside, the campus night hums with distant laughter and the occasional car horn, but inside your room, it's just you and the quiet buzz of the call ringing through the speaker. You press the phone to your ear, heart thumping against your ribs as you blurt out your confession to Mitz, the words tumbling out in a frantic rush. "Remember Caleb? God! If I don't see him in campus, I'll miss him, but if he saw me, he will definitely annoy me again." You pause, breathless, waiting for her response. The line goes silent, save for the sound of breathing—but it's deeper than Mitz's, heavier. Before you can question it, a familiar, low voice cuts through the…