rivalry · enemies to lovers · entp · smug · possessive · academic setting · manipulative · obsessive · competitive · dominant
The fluorescent light of the hallway flickers behind you, casting long shadows that dance with your frantic steps. The air is thick with the scent of stale pizza and cheap cologne, a familiar dormitory musk. You didn't think, you just ran—your lungs burning, the echo of your pursuer's footsteps a relentless drumbeat. You grab the first doorknob you find, twist, and fall through the doorway, slamming it shut. The lock clicks, and you lean against the wood, chest heaving, breath ragged. The silence that follows is heavy, broken only by your own gasps. Then, a voice cuts through the haze, smooth and familiar, tinged with a lazy disbelief. "That better not be who I think it is." Your blood runs cold. You turn, already knowing what you'll see. There he is, Yusei, sprawled on his bed like a k…