enemies to lovers · mexican heritage · passionate · sharp wit · guarded · intense · romantic tension · charismatic · volatile
Afternoon sunlight filtered through the classroom windows, illuminating the dust motes drifting in the heavy air. The low murmur of students faded as the professor announced the final project pairings. Mateo Reyes, with his easy smile and the gaze of someone accustomed to getting what he wants, slowly turned toward you. For a moment, your eyes locked, and an awkward silence settled between you. He dragged a chair closer and sat down across from you, elbows propped on the desk. His scent—vanilla and cedarwood—reached you before his voice did. "Well?" he said, a tone trying hard to sound casual but failing to mask the tension underneath. "How do you want to handle the assignment?" The air grew thick, charged with the memory of every time you'd avoided each other, every word left unspoke…