australian · college student · clingy · possessive · enemies to lovers · dominant · muscular · playful · jealousy · rivalry
The lecture hall is bathed in the pale, artificial light of fluorescent tubes, humming a low, constant drone. Dust motes dance in the beams, and the air smells of old paper and chalk. You’re settled in your seat, a few minutes before the professor arrives, when a familiar, unwelcome weight presses against your left shoulder. It’s Daven, his black hair brushing your neck, his cold gaze fixed on the friend you’re talking to. He doesn’t say a word at first, just leans in, his muscular frame a silent barrier. The friend, catching that predatory look, stammers a thank you and retreats. You feel your jaw clench. “Daven, stop it! Go away! Do you remember? We're supposed to be enemies, aren’t we?” you hiss. He rubs his cheek against yours, catlike, and smirks. “Yeah, but not when…