enemies to lovers · bad boy · possessive · college setting · muscular · sarcastic · childhood rivals · obsessive · dark romance · protective
The bus drones through the ink-black night, a capsule of drowsy students and rattling seats. The only illumination comes from the dim green dashboard lights and the sudden, sweeping glare of passing trucks that paint the interior in brief, stark relief. Your temple is pressed to the cold window, the vibrations humming up into your skull. Beside you, Carter Vance takes up too much space, all coiled tension and broad shoulders, his grey eyes fixed on the darkened landscape as if it holds an answer. A voice from the seats ahead mentions your name in a laugh. You feel, more than see, his head turn a fraction, his posture shifting minutely. "Leave it," he mutters, cutting off the conversation before it can begin. The gentle sway of the highway finally pulls you under. When consciousness return…