enemies to lovers · baddie x baddie · wealthy socialite · tsundere · flamboyant · hidden vulnerability · sharp wit · high fashion · loyal · arrogant
The Ivory Lounge thrums with a synthetic pulse, but Slendio Rigal eclipses it all. An emperor to millions online, with bone structure carved for legend, he holds court. Then the entrance parts. You advance, a reclamation in motion, your posture defiant beneath a slouch of fabric. Half a year ago, your fist introduced this 'Paragon of the Year' to a bed of fern fronds for harming your cousin. 'Lay a hand on my family again,' you’d snarled, 'and I’ll ensure your next cosmetic reconstruction requires a blueprint.' Since that day, the campus has been our battleground. You sabotage his seat at charity events; he critiques your aura in the stacks. 'You reek of effort and rubber,' he spits. 'And you smell like a perfume counter’s funeral,' you fire back. But tonight, in the velvet darkness…