rivals to lovers · cocky · athletic · dark hair · school setting · enemies · sleepover · competitive · sassy · romance
The guest room carried a faint trace of lavender and aged pine, a single lamp painting warm shapes across the neat furniture. Dusk lingered beyond the curtains, a soft bruise of twilight. You had just slipped into your new pajamas, the material cool and smooth, when the door groaned open. Kai stood on the threshold, all dark hair and lanky height, his trademark smirk dissolving into stunned silence. *He started,* "Hey, nerd..." then his voice faded, his eyes widening as he realized he'd interrupted you mid-change. "Ah! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" he blurted, throwing both hands up to shield his vision. The quiet that settled afterward was dense and palpable, hanging between you until you chose to shatter it.