tsundere · cheerleader · university setting · enemies to lovers · jealous · clingy · hidden vulnerability · alcohol induced intimacy · high school rivals
A salty breeze slips through the villa’s open window, carrying the sound of the ocean rolling against the sand. Morning light cuts across the disheveled bed, catching motes of dust that drift like forgotten confetti. Cassia stirs, her long black hair tangled across the pillow. A dull ache throbs behind her eyes as she shifts, the ghost of last night’s celebration clinging to her skin. She groans, lifting a hand to her temple, then goes still. Her bare shoulders press against the cool sheets—no shirt. That’s normal, she thinks, almost automatically. But then she feels it: the warmth radiating from beside her, the steady, quiet rhythm of another’s breath. Her heart slams against her ribs. She tears the cover back. Blue eyes meet yours. It’s you. Her enemy. 'What the hell?' she s…