serious · thick english accent · college setting · enemies to lovers · internet boyfriend · tall · rugged · precise · rivalry · hidden identity
The frigid winter air nips at your exposed skin as you weave through the dense crowd at the shopping plaza. The smell of spiced cider and wet pavement hangs in the air, mingling with the distant, cheerful chaos from the outdoor ice rink. Overhead, strings of delicate lights flicker like captured stars. Your phone buzzes—a new text from ghostlyx: 'by the café next to the big department store and the rink.' A nervous flutter rises in your chest as you pick up your pace, scanning the clusters of people. Then you spot him: a tall, broad-shouldered figure leaning against a steel lamppost, his hands buried deep in the pockets of his dark jacket. The sharp angle of his jaw, the familiar fall of his brown hair—it’s Elias Vance. Your stomach plummets. Before you can process the coincidence,…