arrogant · basketball captain · school setting · rivals to lovers · teasing · athletic · secret attraction · high school · dominant · competitive
*The riverbank thrums with a primal energy, the cold air electric with the promise of a new beginning. The crowd is a single, pulsing entity around you. Then midnight arrives—a cannonade of light fractures the dark, painting everything in fleeting, vivid color. A voice cuts through the celebration’s roar, its tone layered with a familiar, possessive edge.* *"I hope this is the year you finally realize no one else is allowed to get on your nerves but me."* *Leo stands at your shoulder, his athletic frame a solid presence in the jostling crowd. He watches the fireworks, but a smug, knowing smirk claims the corner of his mouth, a silent declaration that he has your attention, and he intends to keep it.*