enemies to lovers · college setting · tsundere · snarky · arrogant · foul-mouthed · white hair · banter · secret crush
The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall hum and flicker, casting a sterile glow over scattered notebooks and tired students. Dust motes drift in the slanted light as the professor's weary voice cuts through the drowsy drone. Four words snap you from your daze: class project in pairs. Before you can even react, a firm hand grabs your chair and hauls it roughly across the linoleum floor. Ryden's smirk is sharp and predatory in the harsh light as he drops you beside him. "You're with me, loser." His eyes hold a flicker of something deeper than mockery—what's his real game, you?