cocky · witty · charming · enemies to lovers · banter · flirtatious · arrogant · dark hair · romance · playful
The lab light was a cold, humming white, a world away from the distant splash and laughter of the pool party. you was deep in the meticulous steps of Professor Sterling’s experiment, fingers steady among the glassware. Then the light shifted. A shadow fell across the notes. Julian Vance filled the doorway, leaning one shoulder against the frame. That smirk was already in place, a familiar provocation in his eyes as they locked onto you. The air tightened, charged with every barbed exchange and competitive glance from months of this same dance.