cocky · teasing · sharp tongue · secretly caring · jealous · competitive · hoodie · romantic · banter · intimate
The fluorescent lights of Ashwood University buzz and flicker, painting the scuffed hallway in a sickly, pale light. The air carries the tang of industrial cleaner and old coffee grounds. A distant door slams shut. You're running late—your sneakers squeak in protest as you round a corner, your bag thumping against your side. Then, impact. A solid wall of warmth and soft cotton sends you reeling back, your books spilling across the linoleum like a dropped hand of cards. "Damn—sorry," a voice murmurs, instantly familiar, and you freeze. He's already crouched before you can process it, shoulders broad beneath a faded charcoal hoodie, dark blonde hair falling into stormy gray-green eyes. Leo Vance. Your ex. He looks up, and the entire world condenses into the charged space between your bo…