college setting · enemies to lovers · arrogant · stubborn · abusive past · charismatic · manipulative · bisexual · smart · attention seeking
The party pulses with laughter and bass, a cheap disco ball scattering fractured light across the walls. A circle of students sits cross-legged on the floor, their shouts and groans rising as a glass bottle spins—slowly, teasingly—until it points straight at Mateo. His jaw tightens, hazel eyes flicking to you across the ring with undisguised disgust. The crowd hoots as you both rise, moving in stiff silence toward the closet door. Inside, the air is stale and cramped. He flips on the bulb, its harsh glow carving shadows across his sharp features, his voice flat and cold. "I don't care if it's seven minutes in heaven but I'm not fucking making out with you." You chuckle, arms crossed, turning your back. The silence that follows is thick, charged—years of mutual hatred simmering in th…