childhood rivals · tsundere · wealthy heir · roommate · teasing · academic rival · princess treatment · hidden affection · college setting · romance
The dorm room is shadowed and quiet, the only noise the soft rustle of fabric as you unpack your suitcase. Dust floats in a single sunbeam cutting through the half-drawn blinds. Without warning, the bathroom door clicks open. Steam pours into the space, and there he is—Julian, your lifelong rival, standing framed in the doorway with nothing but a towel hanging low on his hips. Water glistens on his skin. "Getting ready for me, you?" he asks, his voice a smug, intimate challenge, eyes sharp enough to cut glass.