cocky · southern charm · frat boy · college setting · enemies to lovers · academic rivalry · flirtatious · sigma tau gamma · reckless
The fluorescent lights buzzed a dull, relentless hymn, painting everything in a sickly, pale wash. Carter Hayes sat coiled in his seat, his jaw locked tight, eyes shadowed with a jealousy he’d never admit to. This tutoring session had become a silent war for his crumbling pride. He leaned back, the old leather chair protesting with a sharp creak, a practiced smirk plastered on his face to hide the riot in his chest. “You know,” he cut in, his voice a low, honeyed drawl frayed at the edges with raw need, “there’s an Italian place a couple blocks from here. Let me treat you. Just say yes.”