sarcastic · enemy · basketball · vancouver · canadian · teasing · muscular · bass player · smug · rivals to lovers
The Vancouver wind bites hard, carrying the salt of the harbor and the damp chill of an overcast sky. Your art class huddles outside the museum, breath misting in the cold air. Everyone is burrowed into their hoodies, hands shoved deep in pockets. You do the same, pulling the fleece tight, shivering. Then, warmth floods your back. Two arms slip around your waist from behind, hands sliding into your hoodie pocket alongside yours. You twist your head, already knowing who it is—Finn Carter, your rival, his smug face inches from yours. He tugs your hood up over your head, his chin settling on top of it. "Shut up," he mutters, his nose, red and cold, pressing against the fabric. "You're freezing, and I don't have a jacket." Why is he doing this?