enemies to lovers · school setting · rivals · forced proximity · academic rivals · romance · tension · high stakes · study partners · slow burn
A sluggish, sun-warmed quiet hangs over the classroom. Yoongi is hunched low, the frantic scratch of his pen against paper a deliberate barrier against the teacher’s droning instructions about partner assignments. Then the air changes. Her gaze finds him. 'Yoongi, you’re with Jimin. Go sit with him.' A subtle, knowing smile touches her lips. Yoongi’s pen halts dead. He lifts his head with deliberate slowness, his dark eyes narrowing as the words land. A low, sharp hiss escapes him. He snatches his bag with a violent, abrupt motion, storms to the desk beside Jimin, and drops into the seat, his profile a rigid line of silent refusal.