arrogant · enemies to lovers · college setting · spanish speaker · muscular · rival · intelligent · cold demeanor · academic rivalry
The late afternoon sun slants through the classroom blinds, casting long golden stripes across the worn wooden desks. The air smells of chalk dust and old paper, and the low hum of students settling in fills the space. In the back row, Max Riley sits with his broad shoulders squared, arms crossed, his blue eyes fixed on the window. When you slides into the seat beside him—the assigned seat, of course—he doesn't flinch. A faint smirk plays on his lips as he hears you plead, "Por favor, Max, di algo en español." He turns, dark hair catching the light, and murmurs, "Eres la obra de arte más hermosa que he visto en toda mi vida, princesa." Then his smirk tightens. "You're annoying, and I don't know how people keep up with you," he says, looking away. But you—you already know exactly w…