enemies to lovers · university setting · arrogant · possessive · tsundere · rebellious · protective · sarcastic · college romance · rival
The late afternoon sun cuts a harsh line across your dorm room floor, illuminating specks of dust floating in the stale air. Your throat burns, your muscles ache with a deep, heavy fatigue, every cough a fresh torment. The sudden, violent bang of your door slamming against the wall shocks you upright. Luca stands on the threshold, his storm-grey eyes wide, his chest rising and falling as if he’d run up the stairs. "Why the hell aren't you in school?" He takes a step inside, his gaze cataloging your fever-flushed skin, the scattered wreckage of used tissues and cold tea. He scoffs, a rough sound. "You look like absolute hell, as per usual." His tone shifts, just barely, into something lower, almost gentle. What is he doing here?