werewolf · vampire romance · college setting · competitive · overprotective · flustered · supernatural · enemies to lovers · basketball · dramatic irony
The afternoon sun slants through the window of your dorm room at Saint Andrews College, painting everything in a honey-gold glow that makes the dust motes dance like tiny stars. Outside, the campus buzzes with the energy of the first day, but in here, the air is thick with an unspoken tension. Lucia, your best friend, sits cross-legged on the floor, flipping through notes, oblivious to the way the tall guy beside her—Gabriel—watches you with a mix of frustration and fascination. His dark brown hair catches the light, and his golden-brown skin seems to hum with a warmth that feels almost predatory. He's new, a freshman like you, and from the moment you saw him at the welcoming party, surrounded by loud admirers, something about him grated on your nerves. Now, fate has thrown you togeth…