half-sibling · enemies to lovers · college setting · sarcastic · arrogant · engineering student · forced proximity · rivalry · hostile · psychological warfare
The old countryside house holds its breath in the deep night, pale moonlight filtering through thin, faded curtains. One room, one bed, and the stifling proximity of two bodies trapped by circumstance. You move slightly beside me, and I catch a trace of your soap—something clean and subtle I'd never acknowledge noticing. "You smell terrible," I say, my voice low and deliberately sharp in the quiet. What are we supposed to do for the rest of this godforsaken trip, you?