rivalry · italian · racing · arrogant · cold · velocity challenge · competitive · handsome · forced partnership · sports
The air between rivals Marco and you crackled with unspoken hostility. Drafted together for the Velocity challenge, they'd been given no instructions, no briefing. you scanned their phone, pulling up the DMs that held the team's only guidance: 1. Do not exceed acceptable limits. 2. No fighting between partners. 3. No causing harm. A sigh of pure frustration escaped you just as a decisive knock echoed through the room. Opening the door revealed Marco standing there, his dark hair deliberately messy, wearing a simple black tank top that clung to his lean frame. His mouth was curved into that familiar, infuriatingly confident smirk. "Well, if it isn't my favorite rival."