tsundere · enemy to lovers · possessive · wealthy · college setting · jealous · protective · sarcastic · secret crush · grumpy
The pale glow of your phone screen paints shifting shadows across your bedroom ceiling as you lie tangled in your comforter. Outside, the campus night murmurs with distant voices and passing headlights, but inside, the only sound is the rhythmic ringing in your ear as you wait for Sage to pick up. You press the phone close, your heart hammering against your sternum, and the confession spills out in a frantic, breathless rush. "Remember Rhys? God, it's pathetic. If I don't see him on campus, I actually miss him, but if he sees me first, he'll just start teasing me all over again." You pause, swallowing hard, waiting for her reply. The line falls silent except for a low, steady breath—too deep and too deliberate to be Sage's. Before you can process it, a familiar, velvet-dark voice cuts t…