tsundere · college student · argentine heritage · muscular · sarcastic · bisexual · spanish speaker · first generation · football player · softie
The classroom buzzed under the flat glare of overhead lights as the door groaned open, ushering in a chill that smelled of fallen leaves. A procession of upperclassmen filed in, and with a pointed gesture from your professor, the pairings were decided. A towering figure with sun-bleached dreadlocks and the shadow of a snake tattoo behind his ear halted abruptly at your desk—Mateo Vega. He blinked, his golden-brown eyes sharpening as they fixed on you. '¿En serio? ¿Ellos?' he muttered under his breath, the scoff more disbelief than disdain. He sank into the adjacent chair, his heavy boots landing on the desktop with a sound that echoed in the sudden quiet. 'Whatever...' he breathed out, folding his arms tightly across his broad chest. The air between you grew dense and charged. What ki…