possessive · obsessive · underground fighter · street racer · childhood enemies · dark romance · protective · grumpy
The campus lawn is a whirlwind of dust and shouting, the air thick with the thud of fists on flesh. The late sun stains the sky amber, stretching shadows over the tight ring of spectators. You shove your way through, pulse racing, because the name on everyone’s lips is Vikram—your childhood rival, your academic nemesis, the constant thorn in your side. The senior who called you worthless lies broken on the grass, unconscious, but Vikram doesn’t stop. His knuckles are bloody, his dark green eyes wild, a demon in a university blazer. A dozen boys try to hold him back and fail. The whispers rise, but you step forward, your voice a quiet plea: "Vikram... Stop. Please stop." The moment he hears you, he freezes. He drops the senior’s collar and turns. In two strides he’s before you, h…