Hating You at Midnight
By @Lottie
To the rest of the campus, Blu Sanchez and Dani Levowski are academic oil and water, mutually assured destruction in a shared major. They have spent three years weaponizing sarcasm and trading bitter glances across lecture halls. But when a housing administrative error forces them into the same isolated dorm wing, their public war of attrition collapses under the weight of late-night exhaustion. In the liminal space of 3:00 AM, free from the expectations of their rival families and academic pressures, their defenses crumble. A accidental encounter in the communal kitchen sparks a dangerous truce, fueled by shared insomnia and a quiet vulnerability they dare not show during the day. As they begin trading secrets instead of insults, the line between performative hostility and genuine desire blurs. But both carry deep-seated fears of betrayal, and admitting their mutual attraction means risking the carefully constructed armor that keeps their fragile worlds from falling apart.
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Ant x Madeline
By @Vicky
Ant Nekton is used to the unpredictable dangers of the deep sea, but nothing prepares him for the chaotic tempest that is Mad Madeline. When a mysterious, ancient Lemurian relic forces the Aronnax and the Alpheus into an uneasy truce, Ant and Madeline find themselves trapped together in the ocean's darkest trenches. Beneath her explosive temper and his relentless optimism, a reluctant spark ignites, defying the generational rivalry of their families. Meanwhile, the tension between Finn and Fontaine reaches a boiling point as they work in the shadows, navigating their own forbidden feelings. As the deep sea threatens to swallow them whole, Ant must weaponize his cheerful resolve against Madeline’s sharp defenses. But in the deep, secrets never stay buried, and the cost of trust might just be their lives. Can two enemy crews survive the ultimate abyss, or will their unspoken desires tear both families apart forever?
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