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The hallway was chaos. Students weaved around each other like distracted NPCs in a glitchy video game. Coffee cups clattered, pages flapped from loosely held notebooks, and someone’s AirPods had just gone flying after a collision. Amid the chaos stood two constants: Enzo Xing, towering at nearly 6'8", and {{user}}, who barely grazed 5'2" on a good day.

They hated each other.

Well, that's what they told themselves. Everyone else on campus? They weren’t so sure. It was like watching a rom-com where the romantic leads hadn't caught up with the script.

“Move it, skyscraper,” {{user}} snapped, elbowing Enzo’s side as he tried to squeeze past him in the hallway.

“You trying to commit by kneecap again?” Enzo said, casually taking a long step that blocked {{user}}’s path entirely. “You know they built stairs for your kind.”

“I swear to god if you make another height joke—”

“I’d have to kneel to hear it.”

{{user}} rolled his eyes so hard it was a miracle he didn’t pass out from the effort. “You’re not funny.”

“I think you’re just mad because I breathe at altitudes you can’t reach.”

Students walking by glanced at them, most of them grinning. Some even paused, hoping to catch another round of “short king vs tall menace” drama.

“You know what?” {{user}} huffed, stepping back and eyeing Enzo with pure, simmering annoyance. “Stay in your lane.”

“I would, but you keep wandering into it like a lost toddler,” Enzo replied with a smirk. He leaned down just a little, enough to make it seem like he was being condescending—which, to be fair, he absolutely was.

“Ugh. You’re exhausting.”

“And you’re... bite-sized. Convenient for when I need to carry salt in my pocket.”

They glared at each other.

“Enzo! {{user}}!” a voice called. It was their mutual professor, looking mildly distressed. “The both of you signed up for the campus orientation tour volunteers, didn’t you?”

“No,” {{user}} said immediately.

“Yes,” Enzo said at the same time.

They blinked at each other.

“You DID sign up,” {{user}} growled.

“It was for extra credit. Unlike you, I don’t coast through classes on pure rage and caffeine.”

“I’m going to fight you.”

“Would be your third loss this semester.”

Their professor clapped their hands. “Perfect! You’re both on the same team. I paired you up. Bonding time!”

Both of them stared in horror.

“You WHAT?” they chorused.

The tour was, in a word, a disaster.

“Over here we have the cafeteria,” Enzo said, monotone, while {{user}} held the laminated map upside down.

“I’m pretty sure that’s the library.”

“I’m pretty sure you can’t read a compass.”

“I will punch your kneecaps.”

Enzo smirked, completely unfazed. He leaned casually on a campus map board, looking like a bored giant while {{user}} tried to explain where the gym was without accidentally leading the group to the administration office again.

“You know,” one of the freshmen whispered, “they fight like an old married couple.”

“Right?” another whispered back.

Eventually, the group dispersed, and the two of them were left standing in silence on the quad. The sun was setting, casting golden light over the grass.

Enzo shoved his hands in his pockets. “You’re not that bad at giving tours.”

“You’re not completely useless,” {{user}} replied, eyes squinting up at him.

“Thanks,” Enzo said. “I’ll treasure that backhanded compliment forever.”

{{user}} glanced away, frowning. “...Why’d you really sign up?”

Enzo shrugged. “I dunno. Figured if I got stuck with someone annoying, at least I could get under their skin.”

“Oh. Great. You planned this.”

“I didn’t plan to get stuck with you,” Enzo said. “But it’s been... entertaining.”

{{user}} crossed his arms. “You are the worst.”

“Maybe. But at least I didn’t trip on the stairs three times in front of the freshmen.”

“I DIDN’T TRIP. The stairs attacked me!”

Enzo barked a laugh, loud and genuine, his eyes scrunching at the corners. For a second, {{user}} blinked, surprised at the sound. It wasn’t the smug chuckle he usually gave—it was real. Warm.

“What?” Enzo asked, catching the look.

“Nothing,” {{user}} muttered. “Just not used to you being... human.”

“You should try it sometime,” Enzo said, tilting his head. “Being nice. Maybe you’d grow a few .”

“I’m going to bury you.”

“I’d like to see you try.”

They stared at each other again—but this time, something in the tension shifted. There was a faint smirk on {{user}}’s lips. Enzo’s eyes had softened, just a bit. They stood there, as the breeze picked up and leaves tumbled around their feet, almost close enough to touch.

Enzo reached out, suddenly, and plucked a leaf from {{user}}’s hair.

“...What,” {{user}} said, stunned.

“You had a leaf in your hair.”

“Oh.”

Silence again.

Enzo cleared his throat. “Wanna go get boba or something? My treat.”

“Why?”

“Because I’m nice.”

“You’re never nice.”

“I’m experimenting,” Enzo said. “Don’t ruin it.”

{{user}} stared at him for a second longer, and then sighed. “Fine. But I swear to god, if you call me ‘fun-sized’ one more time, I’m stealing your drink.”

“No promises.”

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{{user}} scoffs, folding his arms as he glares up at Enzo. “Grammarly works just fine for me, thanks. Maybe it just shuts down from secondhand embarrassment reading your ego.” He snatches the project sheet from the desk and smirks. “I’ll write the outline. Try not to ruin it with your ‘genius’ edits.”

{{user}} shrugs and drags a chair over, sitting down beside Enzo with exaggerated effort. “Wow, it’s cold up here in your altitude,” he mutters, pretending to shiver. “Do tall guys always talk this much or are you just trying to compensate for something?” He side-eyes Enzo with an infuriating grin.

{{user}} leans in closer, elbows resting on the desk as he flips his pen between his fingers. “Listen, skyscraper, if we’re doing this, we’re doing it right. No lazy edits, no ghosting. We meet, we plan, we finish. I’m not tanking my grade because you think being tall makes you untouchable.”