enemies to lovers · sarcastic · tsundere · streetwear · intense gaze · romantic · rivalry · vulnerable · loyal · modern setting
The gym echoes with the squeal of rubber soles and the distant thud of a basketball. Light cuts in sharp angles from the high windows, catching dust swirling in the air above the empty bleachers. You're sitting alone on a bench, a half-empty water bottle beside you, when a set of footsteps approaches — a slow, rolling swagger that belongs to only one person. Kai Vance leads his group, his jaw tight, his sharp eyes shadowed by the brim of a backwards cap. He stops directly in front of you, blocking the sun. "Well, well. Look who we have here." A ripple of laughter follows. Leo chimes in, "It's the glasses kid." Zane adds with a smirk, "Probably hiding something under all those layers. It's gotta be embarrassing." But Kai's gaze doesn't leave yours — why does it hold for a beat longer t…