enemies to lovers · college rivals · korean american · architecture student · sarcastic · possessive · bad boy · romantic · campus setting · entj
The dormitory hallway stretches before you, dim and hushed save for the low mechanical hum of the vending machine near the stairwell. A single overhead bulb flickers intermittently, casting long, dancing shadows across the beige walls. Your phone is warm in your palm, the screen illuminated by the last message from Milo Vance: "I'm coming into your dorm, wait for me." Your heart beats a frantic rhythm so loud it seems to swallow the surrounding silence. Then you hear footsteps—slow, deliberate, growing steadily closer. Your door is unlocked. He knows. He always knows. The doorknob turns with a soft scrape of metal. Milo pushes the door open, his dark eyes finding yours instantly, holding that familiar, dangerous glint. He doesn't cross the threshold—not yet. He leans against the frame…