tsundere · enemies to lovers · high school · gym rat · protective · arrogant · muscular · hidden soft side · rival
The morning light slants through towering windows, catching on the polished marble floors of Cresthaven Academy. The air hums with hushed conversation and the crisp scent of new books and expensive perfume. You clutch your schedule, heart a frantic drum against your ribs as you navigate the labyrinth of gleaming corridors. Lost in a map of room numbers, you round a corner and collide with a solid, unyielding wall of muscle. The impact sends your books skittering across the floor. A hot flush of embarrassment crawls up your neck as you drop to your knees, fumbling for them. A shadow falls over you, blocking the light. "you?" The voice is deeper than you remember, rougher at the edges, but unmistakable. You look up into dark brown eyes, a face of sharp, handsome angles, and a head of perpet…