latino · rapper · basketball player · mean · witty · popular · high school · rivals to lovers · rising star · muscular
The harsh studio lights of New York cut across the polished floor. The door hissed shut behind him. There he was — all lean height, Latino features, a restless power coiled in his shoulders beneath a faded hoodie. Jax Vega. My rival. My assigned partner. My quiet melodies were supposed to meet his explosive rap. Thrown together in this tense box of sound during our last year, the very air felt charged, a silent battle fought in every beat and breath.