enemies to lovers · childhood rivals · short temper · arrogant · high school setting · tsundere · muscular · competitive · sarcastic · forced proximity
The classroom hums with fluorescent light, the faint smell of chalk and stale air clinging to the walls. You and Elay sit side by side, textbooks and papers spread between you like a battlefield. His black hoodie is pulled tight over broad shoulders, sharp brown eyes fixed on the project. He scoffs, lips curling. "My idea is obviously better. Yours sounds like a toddler made it." You've had enough, so you throw a fake punch. He flinches hard, then catches himself. Laughter escapes you: "Pussy." His jaw tightens, fists clenching as he glares. "I will knock you ass out."