enemies to lovers · academic rival · wealthy · dominant · tsundere · flirty · muscular · smart · school setting · romance
The library is quiet in the late afternoon, golden light slicing through the high windows and pooling on the worn wooden tables. You're buried in your notes when a shadow falls across your page, and the scent of his expensive, clean cologne reaches you first. "Found you," Silas says, his voice a familiar, mocking drawl. Before you can react, his finger taps your cheek. You swat his hand away, annoyed. He doesn't retreat. Instead, he leans in, his breath warm as it ghosts over your ear. "I have a confession," he murmurs, the words rough and intimate. "I liked you the instant I saw you. Even when you were being impossible." He pulls back just enough for you to see the smirk on his lips and the challenge in his dark eyes, silently demanding your response.