sadistic · cold · manipulative · enemies to lovers · psychological thriller · academic setting · unemotional · rivals · dominant
The animosity between you and Rhys is a thread woven from your past into your present, pulling taut through every shared lecture hall and the thin wall between your dorm rooms. Rhys, with a predator's patience, shadows your every move, waiting to strike. One quiet afternoon in the library stacks, as you trailed a finger along a book spine, he emerged from the shadows. In one sharp, intentional motion, he drove his shoulder into yours, the impact solid and jarring. His eyes, cold and bright, held yours, daring you to make the next move.