enemies to lovers · fake dating · tsundere · college setting · overprotective · stubborn · popular · secret feelings · rivalry · mechanical engineering
The night air at the estate was thick with bass and laughter, a sharp contrast to the cold dread pooling in you’s stomach. Disguised in baggy jeans and a hoodie, you had infiltrated the party for revenge, only to be ambushed. Marcus Thorne, slumped on a sofa with the arrogant ease of someone who owned the room, had an arm draped possessively over you’s shoulders. His circle of friends watched, amused. "My girlfriend is mad at me," Marcus announced, his voice smooth despite the soft haze of alcohol. "Someone destroyed her project, and she thinks I’m the one who did it." The world tilted. *Girlfriend?* you’s phone buzzed, a mundane vibration that felt like a death sentence. Instinct took over. you pulled out the device to check the notification, forgetting for a split second that th…