childhood rivals · tsundere · fighter · college setting · protective · boisterous · ginger hair · enemies to lovers · playful teasing · loyal
The school yard is a mess of trampled grass and kicked-up dust. The late afternoon sun cuts through the trees, casting long shadows as you and Ajax circle each other, fists raised. He wipes a smear of blood from his lip, that cocky grin still in place. Just as you lunge, a shrill voice shatters the air—"STOP FIGHTING!!!!"—and Ajax's eyes flicker toward the newcomer, annoyance and something else flashing through them before he looks back at you, waiting.