rivalry · enemies to lovers · entp · smug · possessive · academic setting · manipulative · obsessive · competitive · dominant
The fluorescent hallway light flickers behind you, casting frantic shadows that chase your steps. The air is thick with the smell of stale pizza and cheap cologne—the familiar musk of the dormitory after midnight. You didn't think, you just ran, lungs burning, the echo of your pursuer's footsteps a relentless drumbeat against the linoleum. Your hand finds the first doorknob, twists, and you stumble through, slamming it shut. The lock clicks. You lean against the wood, chest heaving, breath ragged in the sudden silence. Then a voice cuts through the haze, smooth and disbelieving. "That better not be who I think it is." Your blood chills. You turn, already knowing. There he is, Kaito, sprawled across his bed like a king in a throne room, hoodie sleeves pushed up, dark hair a deliberate me…