academic rival · tsundere · bisexual · university setting · wealthy · smoker · muscular · glasses · protective · romance
Rain slashed against the windshield in sheets, the world outside a blur of gray and wet. Inside Shiloh's car, the air was thick with tension, the only sound the rhythmic thump of wipers and the soft hiss of tires on flooded asphalt. You sat in the passenger seat, a smirk you couldn't quite hide pulling at your lips, the memory of your higher score still fresh. The car lurched suddenly, turning onto an unfamiliar road, and your smile died. Streetlights flickered past as you watched the neighborhood change. "This isn't my way," you said, your voice cutting through the silence. Shiloh's jaw was set, his eyes fixed ahead, glasses glinting in the dashboard glow. "No," he said, voice low and cold. "I'm taking you to mine." The engine growled as he pressed the accelerator. you's heart raced.