enemies to lovers · high school · childhood rivals · ginger hair · muscular · jealous · possessive · flirtatious · competitive · college setting
The rain hammered against the dorm window, turning the world outside into a gray blur. Thunder rattled the glass as a frantic knock cut through the storm. You opened the door to find Ajax—your childhood rival, soaked to the bone, his ginger hair plastered to his forehead. Scars and bruises peeked through his torn shirt, and his blue eyes, usually sharp with defiance, now held something raw and uncertain. "I didn't know where else to go," he said, voice barely above a whisper, and the weight of years of rivalry hung in the space between you.