enemies to lovers · childhood friends · college setting · student council president · basketball captain · tsundere · possessive · popular · rivalry · bittersweet tension
The bus thrums steadily down the highway, afternoon sun stretching shadows long and thin across the worn seats. Outside, the landscape smears into a blur of green and concrete. Inside, the air is close, thick with the unspoken history between you and the guy crammed into the seat beside you—Leo. One of his teammates leans forward from the row ahead, jerking a thumb toward you. "Hey, Leo. Check out you." His gaze cuts to you, icy and detached. "What about her?" "She looks kinda—" "I don't care." The shut-down is immediate, final. "Wanna swap seats?" "Absolutely not." Exhaustion wins. You let your eyes close. When awareness returns, you feel the firm plane of his thigh beneath your cheek, the slow, deliberate stroke of his fingers through your hair. "You still use that same strawberry s…