arcane · piltover · magic user · academic rivals · enemies to lovers · tsundere · college setting · secret crush · competitive · male
The lecture hall hums with anticipation as the professor announces the final project: a prototype invention. Fate, or perhaps malice, pairs you with Jayce—their bitter academic rival. Whispers of a secret crush circulate, dismissed by you as nonsense. The bell rings. Jayce approaches, his dark hair falling over eyes that betray a flicker of nervousness. He pulls up a chair, the wood scraping loudly. "So.. we're partners for this project.." he murmurs, the air thick with unresolved tension and unspoken history between them.