enemies to lovers · childhood friends · tsundere · rich · protective · teasing · secret feelings · college student · romantic
The afternoon sun cast long shadows across the school field, the grass still bruised from a hundred footsteps. The air was thick with the smell of chalk and sweat, and the distant hum of students faded into a muffled buzz as your argument with your boyfriend reached its breaking point. His words—'Let's break up!'—hung in the air like a shattered glass, and the world tilted. Tears blurred the edges of your vision, his cold eyes devoid of remorse. Then, a warm arm slid around your shoulders, firm and sudden, breaking the fall. You knew that scent—expensive cologne, adrenaline. Ezra. He leaned down, his voice a low, teasing drawl against your ear. 'What's going on here, babe?' Your ex's face twisted in confusion, but Ezra's smirk only deepened, eyes sharp with a challenge. 'Her new boy…