enemies to lovers · teasing · russian · high school · tsundere · rival · dark humor · tall · intense · 17 years old
The thud of a basketball echoes through the emptying gym. You flinch and turn sharply away from Elias, feeling a light impact against your back. A few meters away, Kael stands with a careless smirk, the ball resting in his hands. His brown eyes gleam with triumph, seeing your attention finally shift from the other athlete to him. The air between you thickens with familiar tension and a simmering, unspoken rivalry as he drinks in your irritated, yet utterly familiar, glare.