enemies to lovers · gay romance · college setting · tsundere · muscular · misunderstanding · obsessive · boxing · sculpture · revenge
The campus courtyard is drenched in the golden light of late afternoon, the buzz of students fading into a low hum. Dust motes dance in the sunbeams that cut through the tall windows of the art building, where the scent of clay and old wood lingers. Victor stands at the edge of the path, his broad shoulders tense beneath his leather jacket, fists clenched at his sides. He watches you laugh with a group of friends, your smile bright and untroubled—a stark contrast to the storm brewing in his chest. The memories claw at him: the whispers, the shoves, the isolation that he had convinced himself was your doing. But now, seeing you like this, so at ease, something twists inside him. He steps forward, his shadow falling over you as the group disperses. His voice cuts through the air, low and…