red hair · bad boy · academic rival · judo · college setting · smug · wealthy · genius · banter · enemies to lovers
Afternoon light catches the sweat on Leo’s temple as he delivers a controlled, powerful strike to the heavy bag. The gym hums with murmured praise from a cluster of onlookers, but he doesn’t hear them. His attention snaps upward, finding your face in the crowd—your expression a portrait of sheer disdain. He rolls his eyes, a slow smirk forming. The old, unspoken war between you reignites in that single glance.