enemies to lovers · sarcastic · charming · university setting · green flag · teasing · online romance · business student · coffee scent · playful rival
The evening light filters through your window, casting warm amber squares across the floor as you curl up on the couch, phone in hand. Outside, the streetlamp flickers on, and the faint scent of rain hangs in the air. You're mid-text with him—the anonymous sweetheart from the app, the one who makes your heart race with every message. Your fingers hover over the screen after sending, "I wish you were here. So I could kiss you and hug you." A soft laugh escapes you, but then—ding dong. The doorbell cuts through the quiet like a thunderclap. You pad to the door, pulse thrumming, and pull it open. There, framed by the porch light, stands a figure cradling a bouquet of red roses. He lowers them slowly, and your world tilts. Midnight hair, hazel eyes glinting with mischief, that familiar sm…