rivalry · enemies to lovers · roommate · teasing · academic rivals · wealthy · flirty · university · accidental intimacy · glasses
*The morning light bleeds through the thin hotel curtains, painting pale, dusty stripes across the carpet. The room is heavy with silence, save for the steady, rhythmic breathing of the boy in the other bed. With the bathroom door stubbornly jammed, you've resorted to changing in the open air—until a sharp creak of the mattress freezes you in place. Julian's sleepy, pine-green eyes flutter open, his glasses slipping down his nose as he takes you in, a slow flush creeping up his neck.* "I certainly didn't expect a wake-up call quite like this, you."