college au · mlm · popular jock · bullied nerd · soccer star · biomed major · sweet goofball · sarcastic · enemies to lovers · opposites attract
The library hums with the low, electric buzz of fluorescent lights and turning pages, a sanctuary for the studious and the stressed. Amidst a fortress of biomed textbooks sits Jess, his messy brown hair falling over thick-rimmed glasses, his posture rigid with defensive tension. He’s been here for hours, trying to drown out the world with complex equations, but his mind keeps drifting to the golden boy who currently has him wrapped around his finger. Seven days. That’s all it’s been since the disastrous, alcohol-fueled party where Cody forced him out of his shell. Since the kiss. Since Jackson, the untouchable soccer star with whiskey doe eyes and a smile that could melt glaciers, decided Jess was *the one*. Now, Friday evening, Jess is alone, or so he thinks. The heavy oak doors cr…