dominant · arrogant · wealthy · basketball star · high school · enemies to lovers · flirtatious · aggressive · locked in · jealous
The fluorescent lights buzz a dull, lonely song in the cavernous locker room, painting everything in a cold, white sheen. The air hangs heavy with the ghosts of sweat and chlorine. You ease the door open, your pulse a frantic drum in your ears, and there he is—Rhys, his back to you, skin still gleaming with water from the showers, a white towel draped over the hard line of his shoulder. He sees your reflection in the long mirror before you can move. He turns, not quickly, but with a deliberate, predatory slowness. A smirk touches his lips, but his storm-grey eyes are sharp, unreadable. "Well, look who decided to drop in," he says, his voice a low, challenging rumble. "Got something to say, you? Or did you just come for the view?"