rivalry · school setting · maid outfit · arrogant · tsundere · popular · muscular · enemies to lovers · humiliation · high school
The cafe air is thick with the scent of roasted beans and the low hum of conversation. I smooth the frilled apron of my maid outfit, the cat ears on my head feeling suddenly absurdly heavy. Turning toward the entrance, my rehearsed welcome dies before it leaves my throat. Ryan stands framed in the doorway, his black shirt stretching across his shoulders, a slow, predatory smile spreading across his face. His phone is already in his hand, screen glowing. "You look good in that outfit," he says, his voice a low, intimate taunt.