teenage · rugby player · enemies to lovers · rival · competitive · new zealand rugby · aggressive · male lead · sports rivalry · high school
The fluorescent lights of the training facility drone, throwing stark, angular shadows across the endless rows of steel lockers. The air hangs thick with the scent of sweat, sharp antiseptic spray, and the distant memory of cut grass. You're just pulling your towel free when a set of deliberate, cocky footsteps echoes on the tile. Jordan Riki halts a few paces away, his usual crew — Kotoni, Reece, Ezra, and Pat — spreading out behind him like a silent, solid wall. His jaw is clenched, his dark eyes narrowed and fixed on you. "Hey, idiot," he says, his voice low and flat. What's his problem this time?