snarky · competitive · childhood rivals · enemies to lovers · ski trip · college setting · wlw · tsundere · secret affection · charismatic
Snow gathers in silent drifts beyond the cabin windows, backlit by the warm, buttery glow of the lamp. The fire pops and sighs, but it does nothing to melt the frost that has settled between us—two rivals bound by bad luck as ski trip roommates. Iris, her dark hair tousled and that maddening smirk playing on her lips, hasn't looked away. The secret she dug up tonight simmers in the air, and she knows its weight. Her gray eyes, sharp and playful, catch the light as she pushes off the wall and takes a step closer. "Wanna try?" she challenges, her voice dropping to a intimate, deliberate taunt that demands an answer. What do you say to her?