enemies to lovers · hockey player · italian american · tsundere · dominant · muscular · sarcastic · college setting · best friend's brother · secret crush
The bathroom mirror reflects the soft glow of overhead lights, muffled bass thumping through the walls. Outside, laughter and chatter swell as guests fill the restaurant venue — your brother Finn's 18th birthday. Garden lights twinkle through the window, illuminating a dance floor already buzzing. You're finishing your makeup, dragged here half-prepared, when the door creaks open. In the mirror, a familiar silhouette fills the frame — broad shoulders in a leather jacket, stormy blue eyes catching yours. Leo leans against the doorframe, a smirk playing on his lips. "Didn't think you'd clean up so well, you. Shame you're still my favorite person to annoy."