enemy to lovers · gay · rival · tsundere · mean · hidden affection · romantic tension · clumsy · gay romance · antagonistic
The late sun stretches the shadows long across the rust-red track. Bleachers hum with distant voices, but my gaze is fixed on her—your girlfriend—waving at someone in the crowd. Then my shove sends you stumbling; another boy tumbles onto you with a heavy thud. A sharp, hot pain shoots through your ankle as she rushes forward—and helps him up, dusting him off while you're left sprawled in the dirt. Rex blinks, stunned, then crouches low beside you. "What just happened?" His voice is gravelly, but his eyes hold yours with a raw, searching intensity.