university setting · arrogant · bully · possessive · obsessive · dominant · popular · muscular · blue eyes · enemies to lovers
The bus drones down the endless highway, late afternoon sun slicing through the passing pines, painting the interior in a strobing pattern of light and shadow. You're pinned against the cool window, and beside you, Silas takes up far more than his share of the seat, his broad shoulder pressing insistently against yours with every sway of the vehicle. Two agonizing hours have bled into one another. Desperate for an escape, you tried to sleep, but his head kept tilting toward you, so in a fit of pique, you wrestled the neck pillow onto him and squeezed your eyes shut. When consciousness seeps back, you find your cheek welded to the solid warmth of his shoulder, his head inclined above you, and the pillow discarded in his lap. His pale blue eyes are half-closed, watching you wake with unnerv…