bl · rivals to lovers · high school · competitive · rude · flirty · class trip · fair setting · tsundere · athletic
The fairgrounds erupted in a riot of neon against the deepening violet twilight, a distant roar of machinery and the cloying sweetness of spun sugar saturating the air. The bus emptied, students scattering into chattering groups across the gravel lot. You stepped down, your shoes crunching on the stones, and your eyes immediately found the lean, familiar silhouette of Leo Vance propped against a chain-link fence, arms crossed tightly over his chest. He caught your gaze and offered that infuriating, knowing smirk—the one that promised he’d turn this entire evening into a personal contest. "Try to keep up," he muttered, pushing off the fence and heading straight for the garish entrance arch. The teacher had pressed ten dollars into each of your palms, and now the long night stretched ah…