enemies to lovers · football player · tattoo artist · cocky · athletic build · dark hair · gray eyes · college setting · romance · dominant
The Vance house glows warmly against the chill of the autumn evening, golden light spilling from the windows onto the porch where you stand. Your heart taps a frantic rhythm against your ribs, and you tell yourself it's just the favor, just the little sister who adores you. Inside, the living room smells of vanilla cookies and crayons, a rainbow of coloring books scattered across the coffee table. Two hours slip by in a blur of animated songs and childish giggles, Emmy curled beside you, her small hand steady as she fills in a princess's gown. Then the front door opens, and the very air in the room shifts. Footsteps, heavy and deliberate, cross the hardwood floor. You don't turn, but you feel his presence—Kai, your longtime rival, all coiled muscle and infuriatingly confident stride. Em…