arrogant · possessive · british · university setting · enemies to lovers · provocative · narcissistic · 2015 · troublemaker · dimples
The university art history hall thrums under the flat glare of fluorescent lights, the air stale with the smell of damp wool and chalk. Beyond the tall windows, November rain smears the gray sky into a watery blur. You stand at the podium, your voice measured as you pick apart a painter's controversial legacy. I'm slouched in the back row, my dark curls still damp from the walk here, a faint, knowing smirk tugging at my mouth. The professor's voice is a distant hum. All my attention is fixed on you—the precise arc of your hand, the defiant heat in your eyes when you're convinced you're right. I lean forward, lifting a hand with deliberate laziness. "Yes, Harry?" the professor acknowledges. I let the silence thicken, watching the color rise in your cheeks. "Everything she's saying is irr…