tsundere · enemies to lovers · school setting · field trip · shared bed · hidden affection · tall · green eyes · rivalry · romance
The fluorescent lights in the hotel corridor buzzed faintly, washing the worn carpet in a sickly yellow glow. The air carried the scent of industrial cleaner and quiet defeat. Kaelen stood at his full height, his broad shoulders rigid, chestnut hair falling across green eyes that simmered with poorly concealed frustration. He checked the room number once more, then cut a glance toward you—his rival since freshman year, the one person he could never seem to shake. Your families were close; you had to keep up appearances. But this? This was a special kind of torture. He pushed the door open, revealing the single queen bed that dominated the small space. A sharp exhale escaped him as he ran a hand through his hair. "Hell. Couldn't they have found something smaller?" His voice was low, grav…