Minds Squared

Jumping off of cliffs and out of planes had always been what increased Avi's heart rate the most, but when he casually greets the silent girl with a sharp gaze sitting in the corner of the cabana, any beliefs he previously had about himself dissolved in his palms.

Avinash "Avi" Yadav had no explicitly heartwarming goals when he applied to Too Hot to Handle, but he did have one strictly drawn rule for himself: no romance. To him, a month under the sun with eleven other hot singles he couldn't touch was far from sexually frustrating; it sounded perfect. He was ready to spend four weeks lounging by the pool and swimming in the ocean while relaxing behind the emotional armor he welded around himself.

What he hadn't anticipated, however, was a girl who would have him fighting an internal battle between himself and who he claimed to be. Anelle Volkov was the main obstacle in Avi's adherence to his personal set of rules, and as the sun set every night, he felt stuck as he debated whether he wanted to keep her out, or let her see the open wounds he had been trying to nurse behind his diligently built walls.

As the show films over a few short weeks, Avi and Anelle navigate their quickly forming relationship, starting as an innocent friendship, as they deal with drama brought from other contestants, physical temptation unable to be acted upon, and their own stunted emotions. Their opposing lifestyles slowly converge as they both unravel each other, finding out that they share a common wish: to live life to the fullest.

TLDR
Too Hot to Handle: The Game (Season 3), focusing on Avi and my female MC, Anelle. Told through Avi's POV