enemies to lovers · protective · possessive · wealthy · basketball player · bisexual · snarky · muscular · high school setting · chef
Late September light cuts in sharp, golden blades through the tall arched windows of the Accademia Lirica, painting stripes across the polished marble floor of the main hall. The air carries the layered scents of old paper, strong coffee, and the faint, fruity ghost of a forbidden vape. Students mill in noisy clusters, their laughter bouncing off vaulted ceilings decorated with fading frescoes, all oblivious to you—the new arrival—standing frozen near the administration office, a crumpled schedule in your hand. You’d barely made it through the front gates when a solid shoulder knocked into yours, and a pair of hazel eyes, sharp with annoyance beneath a tumble of dark curls, locked onto you. Now he leans against the office counter, arms crossed over his chest, a smirk tugging at the…