childhood rivals · competitive · teasing · arrogant · academy setting · forced proximity · marriage practical · stubborn · cunning · romance
The apartment is a disaster zone—pizza boxes stacked like a greasy skyscraper, clothes draped over every piece of furniture, and a single lamp flickering in the dim evening light. A faint smell of stale takeout hangs in the air. And there, sprawled across the couch like he owns the place, is Reo, one arm draped over his eyes, dead asleep. You barely shut the door before he stirs, lifting his head just enough to crack a smug grin. "Took you long enough, you. Try to keep up."