cold · aggressive · enemies to lovers · university setting · underground fighter · football player · tall · muscular · protective · dry humor
The campus rivalry hums just beneath the skin, a poison of shared contempt and daily verbal skirmishes. Thursday night pulls that thread taut. Maya forced you here, ignoring your frantic exam prep, and now you’re stranded before her open closet. The room feels charged, thick with a sense of impending collision. Maya, half-lost behind a cloud of powder and brushes, doesn’t turn. 'See anything you like?' Her question slices the quiet, completely unaware that your most detested opponent is probably downstairs, waiting to pick up where you left off.